Driveways - CAUTION! May contain motorcycle related content

My concrete drive is well past its best and is in need of replacement.

I'll need it to be grippy and solid to drive/push the bike on but
resistant to damage from centre and side stands.

Seeing as such a thing is likely to be even more expensive than a
second-hand VFR Givi fitting kit, what's the motorcyclists drive
material of choice?

 

<looks out window>

Gravel, weeds & the remains of a few mice.

 

Ok for you lanky buggers

 

Block paving. (Reasonably) easy to clean off the results of oil change
disasters. Seems to withstand most of the other abuse. Tree roots have
caused one corner to go bit bumpy.

 

Eh? I'm only 5'9! Screeding's probably your best bet if you want to
keep the costs down & have the space to make it an inch higher than it
currently is[1]. Stick a bit of a texture on the top for grip.

[1] I'd ignore people who say screed has to be 50mm or it'll crack.
It's significantly less than that on most of my garage floor, & a tonne
or two of car sat on trolley jack castors hasn't cracked it.

 

Krusty escribió:

Doesn't it all depend on what's underneath it? If it's porridge, the car
will sink.

 

Well yeah, porridge wouldn't make a good base. It also depends on how
it's layed, which may be why mine's holding up well. I PVA'd the
concrete first, then slapped down some cement slurry to 'glue' the
screed to the concrete.

 

Only if it's mixed far too wet.

 

Depends which type of screed you use its mixed strength and where
its laid and what its laid upon

 

I have a nicely compacted 6" layer of Type 1 MOT stone. It's hardly
pretty, though.

How bad is the existing concrete? You can consider screeding or tarmac on
top, but if the underlying stuff isn't stable it'll just crack up in no
time: best to tear it up and start again which will end up costing you
quite a lot in skips to take away the old surface.

Be careful if raising the surface level that you don't jam the garage
door shut...

 

If people only joined in on subjects they knew about, UKRM would be a
lot fewer entertaining.

 

The concrete is good and thick with a couple of cracks in, but I can't let
the new surface be any higher than the old as I need to ensure drainage
isn't into the garage. Getting rid of the old is likely to be the only
option

 

You may be an inch or so shorter than me but I bet you've got longer legs

 

Depends on the area, of course, but say it was 4m wide and 10m long it'd
probably be the best part of a grand to get it up, assuming a couple of
skips, and a mini digger with someone to operate it.

Then pavingexpert.com is excellent for this kind of thing: pros and cons
of various types of makeup and the associated costs.

 

Run a drainage grid accross the front of your garage would be the
easiest option ,discharge it into the neareast drain or dig yourself
a soak away

 

Jim escribió:

What? You mean like if it's porridge?

 

At first sight, the site doesn't look that promising (design from 1998
at a guess) but there is really excellent advice and guidance in there.
Definitely worth book-marking.

 

I don't even know what "screed" is.

 

Its a sand and cement topping laid over concrete or pot and beam
system flooring to give a smoother surface , often has chicken wire
in it or fibre premixed to give it added strength .

 

You should learn to read between the lines.