Fixing a Gravel Driveway with Standing Water

Carlson & Son Landscaping, LLC
Carlson & Son Landscaping, LLC
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Published 2023-09-29
Here I improve a gravel driveway as best as possible to deal with standing water by the client's house and parking spots. Due to how the neighbor's driveway, easement and house is set, there was a lot of water making it down the center of this client's driveway and sitting near his house. Unfortunately, there were not too many good options to eliminate how water was getting down to and sitting near his house due to aforementioned easement and house grade.. However, I believe that we made the best of what minor slope existed on the site and removed all standing water issues from the driveway space.

Equipment Used:
Mini Excavator: 2021 Bobcat e26 R-Series
Greade Tool: ZipLevel-2000
Camera: GoPro Hero 7
All Comments (21)
  • @patrickrooney5130
    As long as the home owner is happy. That's all you could ask. Good job buddy. and on to the next one.
  • @joebacarella2829
    Your drainage seems to be working well, you can`t ask for much else, it looks great, well done.
  • @chiefkyle1098
    You've come a long way. I just finished watching a video from three years ago where you rented an e45 excavator to remove a tree stump, because the Kubota backhoe w/ ripper couldn't hack it. great job man.
  • @stevestock2439
    You had very little to work with based on his elevation of his garage doors. You did about as good as anyone could do. I think the key is the owner has to realize that this driveway will need to be managed yearly after the winter season and plowing. Super job on your part.
  • @reggienance
    Great Job! It's nice how you went back to ensure everything was working the way it should. Only some contractors will take that extra step.
  • @bwdiver1
    I agree, many angles are hard to deal with unless they do a paved driveway. You do good work. I’m getting better on my E35 but so far I stay away from driveway repairs until I get more skilled.
  • @mcc19606
    Always love your after sales service. Must give your customers a greater degree of confidence. Mike 🇦🇺
  • @aaronburford5701
    Watched, Liked, Subscribed, Shared, Commented... love the video and the excavator work! So smooth and clean!
  • @fit4ya1975
    Just saw this channel. Gotta say you have a lot of pride in your work, great job man! A top coat of 3/4' Clean Limestone would make this perfect, wouldn't be muddy during wet weather. Did same to my driveway and it made world of difference.
  • @trevinbyrd758
    Something that some of the logging companies around here do to help with the swale situation at the intersection is they will bury a 4” wide 1/4” wall C channel and lay a grate over it so it a solid swale that directs the water rather then having to try and build up gravel and having a bump and subsequent “ditch” in the driveway
  • @MikeKincaid79
    A little sediment pond in front of the culvert might help the problem. Nice video!
  • @jakem.6359
    Nicely done. Someone should teach that dump truck driver how to tailgate spread 😆