had the driveway done today, it was originally narrower at the top but now is the same width top to bottom. this is where it used to cut in. i trust the company that did this i’m just curious if this will cause any issues in the future with the height of the dirt compared to the driveway. i do see there’s a slight trench between them, but should i be worried? or is this normal?
by compassfailure11
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I’d put up a barrier, wether it be concrete, brick or some kind of edging. That’s gonna get wet and start squishing to the driveway because there’s no support.
If you don’t want to build a little retaining wall, you can dig it back a feet and regrade it to a gentle slope down to the driveway.
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WTH man! Add some more layers. Assert dominance
Stone brick boarder
I would dig atleast a metre of soil to the left and regrade it to slope into the driveway level. If left alone, those edges will dry up too quick and go brown being exposed, and during heavy rain soil will be pushed onto the driveway, in time of course
If you had to make a post about it on Reddit, then apparently it already is.
My neighbors land is graded about 6″ above mine and anytime it rained soil would runoff onto the driveway. Hardly a disaster but it was annoying. Eventually he put in a small retaining wall and barely anything leaks through now. The wall looks nice too. I’d recommend doing this. It’ll solve the problem without having to spend much money and look good.
If you don’t slope that dirt it will slope itself. Messily.
No it won’t. Just buy a nice edger like a stihl FS91R. Zip through it like once a month. It’ll add an extra 15 minutes at most to your lawn routine
I don’t see how there won’t be erosion. Retaining wall or slope it to the rest of the lawn.
Why are people saying to dig it back and regrade it to a gentle slope? So it could look bad and have dirt run off whenever it rains? Oh not to mention having the grass continue to send runners into your drive way meaning you have to constantly edge to get a clean look.
Build a proper retaining wall op if you know how, or hire an expert to build it for you if you don’t, it will be a much cleaner look and prevent run-off and leaks.
Also don’t listen to anyone saying it’s an easy 15 minute edging job? That’s a 6” edge at least and most of it is top soil and rocks not grass. nobody is going to look at that and think “what a nice edge job” it’s weird and obvious to anyone that it was an oversight.
Build a retaining wall
Regrade or retaining wall. Consider the width of your driveway and if you ever need to park close to the edge. If so, I’d lean towards regrading so you can open car doors when butted up next to the grass. But, between now and when you do the work, it’s mandatory that you place a femur sized bone (real or fake) into the side of the dirt so it’s barely sticking out. I think that’s city code or something in some states.
lol
You might want to cut it back 6”-12” and slope it. Somebody’s going to ruin their tires/suspension driving on that ledge. Call 811 before you dig.
The retaining wall idea would look best, in my opinion. However, as someone who does a fair amount of grounds keeping, a gentle slope would look okay and be easy to mow and edge.
I’d suggest making a decision before the rain sets in or mother nature will decide for you
Seems amateur…