tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371734072620691497.post6259851646349988077..comments2023-08-29T11:32:04.203-04:00Comments on Our Road to a New Home: Building with Ryan Homes: DrivewaysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371734072620691497.post-16473531386411444972011-08-26T22:17:16.857-04:002011-08-26T22:17:16.857-04:00Gregg: NOPE! We got the front done for free. If...Gregg: NOPE! We got the front done for free. If we wanted the back done then I'd have to pay through the nose for it. No thanks. They did seed it. However birds got to some it. =/<br /><br />The did do the side too, but not where it meets the street. They are waiting to finish the road first. Then they'll finish the sidewalk and sod it there too then I think.Noey814https://www.blogger.com/profile/01066260457481965588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371734072620691497.post-70778723751246441482011-08-26T20:12:18.502-04:002011-08-26T20:12:18.502-04:00I'm confused. Why is there no sod in the back...I'm confused. Why is there no sod in the back? Why is there hay? Did they even seed it? I assumed if you get sod, you get the whole property worth of sod.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181179513705130714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371734072620691497.post-13300797737762542912011-08-24T15:27:02.416-04:002011-08-24T15:27:02.416-04:00Thanks BD! Our PM just told us that if we see cra...Thanks BD! Our PM just told us that if we see cracking outside those seams to let him know and they'd take care of it. =)Noey814https://www.blogger.com/profile/01066260457481965588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371734072620691497.post-6725085167425925442011-08-24T11:56:27.340-04:002011-08-24T11:56:27.340-04:00Noey - the seams in the concrete are for expansion...Noey - the seams in the concrete are for expansion and contraction...all driveways and sidewalks have these. These seams do NOT prevent cracking. Just as your house can settle and cause nail pops or cracks between drywall panels or worse yet, a crack right thru a panel, so can concrete pads settle or shift over time. The resulting quality of the poured pad is also effected by the temperature and weather when the pad is poured...too hot or too cold is not good...follow this link for an excellent description of what happens when concrete is curing and why temperature is so important to the final product.<br /><br />http://www.concretenetwork.com/curing-concrete/what-is-curing.html<br /><br />We are like Mike and Heather...our driveway is asphalt and our sidewalk and area where the driveway meets the street is concrete.BDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831914806525111506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371734072620691497.post-33115445882012238262011-08-23T11:23:40.982-04:002011-08-23T11:23:40.982-04:00We have brick pavers as a standard for walkways an...We have brick pavers as a standard for walkways and driveways. Have NO idea what kinda maintenance they need. Probably weed kill for the in betweens.<br /><br />I think we have cement sidwalk.New Build Noobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06598515500466486338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371734072620691497.post-81329438950409849662011-08-20T10:56:07.647-04:002011-08-20T10:56:07.647-04:00So do we..asphalt. And our sidewalks are cement......So do we..asphalt. And our sidewalks are cement...and ours are sealed.Mike And Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889513014382703452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371734072620691497.post-11454672515606251822011-08-19T22:08:31.287-04:002011-08-19T22:08:31.287-04:00Thanks for sharing Noey, we have asphalt driveways...Thanks for sharing Noey, we have asphalt driveways. Im not sure what our side walks look like....Chellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799560975843502122noreply@blogger.com