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concrete driveway pitch

18 years ago

I recently had a new driveway and garage slab poured. When I first looked at it, it looked lopsided. I measured the drop from end to end and found that it drops 13 inches on one side and 5 on the other, with variations in between (the driveway is 50 feet long).

The drive is to park an RV on, so I need it reasonably level.

The contractor says it's not possible to do what I asked, even though he assured me it was before he poured the concrete. My question is, is it unreasonable to ask him to fix the driveway now that it's poured?

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lazypup
18 years ago
13" in 50' is 1/4" per ft which is considered the minimum for good watershed.
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