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07-25-07, 07:55
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Back in Black is offline
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southeast Minnesota Posts: 20 | Driveway completed! time for details!
I finally had my driveway completed and drove on it last night...man what a change...
Here is the album of the work that was done. Chad Thomason : photos : Driveway Reconstruction Pictures - powered by SmugMug
Also, i had a webcam setup to capture the progress and captured 1 pic per minute to make a timelapse video. Day 1 Day 2
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07-25-07, 08:16
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Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Juncos, Puerto Rico Posts: 904 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
Nice! Love it every single step of the way. Great Job!
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07-25-07, 09:37
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,380 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
Driveway-Shmiveway .... look at that GARAGE!!!!!! WOW!!!! | |
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07-25-07, 09:38
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,960 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
wow awesome job, very cool about the vid should have done that with some of our projects at home
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07-25-07, 09:41
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southeast Minnesota Posts: 20 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
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Originally Posted by smprince1 Driveway-Shmiveway .... look at that GARAGE!!!!!! WOW!!!! | yea, i like it too 
I can't get anyone to believe me that it was built in 1939.... | |
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07-25-07, 10:14
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Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grand Rapids Mi Posts: 1,972 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
That had to cost a mint.
Right now in MI its ~$120 a yard, you gotta have close to 30 yards there if not more. Then labor.....my god. | |
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07-25-07, 10:19
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Palm Harbor, FL. Posts: 2,051 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
Man, that's a big driveway you have there. How you can host some meets in your area. Nice and sweet area you have there. 
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07-25-07, 10:22
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Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 126 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
Nice! Looks super. I really like concrete driveways. Unfortunately in the Northeast where I live concrete is not the best option due to freezing and thawing (frost heaves, cracking etc.) so we are stuck with bituminous concrete (asphalt) unless we want to be more creative using pavers, stone or some other option.
Looks great. Enjoy it. | |
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07-25-07, 10:27
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southeast Minnesota Posts: 20 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
cost wasn't too bad...well, ok it was, but it was worth it...
the previous driveway was a wreck. No one took care of it for 20 years. When i moved in, it was already a lost cause. Snowblowing it left rocks all over the yard and the garage floor was never clean.
I'm a fairly anal guy and the look of the driveway drove me nuts.
I had 40 yards overall. around a cost of $100 per yard. the rebar was killer...2 bundles at $900 a pop plus taking the old driveway out plus labor, so the cost came in around $9500.
I still have to grade the yard in some spots and fill in other spots, but i'll wait until its a better time of year to grow grass. | |
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07-25-07, 10:30
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zoomzoom mazda5 is offline
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Palm Harbor, FL. Posts: 2,051 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
I wished i had a driveway like that, it looks great! enjoy it for many yrs to come
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07-25-07, 11:44
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Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY, Long Island Posts: 711 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
Nice 
Hope you didn't have any crazy kids or adults scratching their John Hancocks in the concrete. I really hate that! 
We just did are driveway but it is tiny compared to yours  and we did asphalt. | |
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07-25-07, 09:04
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Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brampton, ON Canada Posts: 979 | Re: Driveway completed! time for details!
Great looking driveway Chad; nice to see it's all finished. Did you have to let it dry for two weeks before you could drive on it? You're going to be so happy now, the price for what you got doesn't seem that bad. Paving a large section like that here is very pricey.
Loved the webcam, thanks for setting that up. 
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