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Posted by aemeijers on May 8, 2008, 12:00 am
evodawg wrote:
> Bob wrote:
>
>> On the street in front of my house there are 3 broken sections of curbing,
>> each about 20 inches long.
>>
>> The total opening where the sections should be is about 60 inches long.
>> The 3 broken sections fit together fairly well(like pieces in a jigsaw
>> puzzle) and I plan to put them back in place,cement them, level them.etc.
>>
>> Some of the aggregate stone is missing on the underneath of the pieces and
>> from the spots they go in.
>>
>> Our city used to do this, but no longer does so(that dept. was cut from
>> the budget).
>>
>>
>> Any tips on the most efficient and least costly way of accomplishing this
>> would be most appreciated. I am assuming that some combination of
>> sand/concrete/ and stone will be the answer.
>>
>> However perhaps there is a patching material that would work just as well
>> to hold the sections together.
>>
>> Thank you very much,
>>
>> Bob
> Your city doesn't maintain its curb and gutter? WOW Sounds like a liability
> problem, wonder when the first lawsuit will be filed against the city.
> Replacing curb and gutter is not that easy specially if asphalt is
> involved. Your solution will not work, first major rain storm will erode
> you temp. fix. You need to take that section of curb out and probably some
> of the road surface to get it formed. Then replace asphalt. This is not a
> homeowner type fix. Your city has morons sitting on its council.
>
> If I were you I would trip over the broken curb and sue the shit out of your
> city. Bet they would fix it then.
In all odds, the <city> didn't build the curb, or do any replacement of
sections. It was probably one of the local concrete flatwork companies,
under contract. City crews might do the digging, but setting up the
forms and doing the pour is skilled labor. Some profiles of curbing are
actually slip-formed, sometimes by a machine. Cities can go years
without needing any new curbs- doesn't make sense to have all that just
sitting in the barn.
If it bothers you enough to pay for it, I'm sure a few phone calls will
find whoever locally has the forms and concrete finishers to do the job.
Note that city will have to give permission- they either own the land
the curb is on, or have an right-of-way easement from you that the
street sits on. This will not be a new type of request for them- people
with commercial frontage often spring for new curbs and pretty driveway
aprons, rather the the crude curb cuts they would get from the city, or
replace city-owned sidewalks in front of their stores if they are too
nasty looking.
But no, like the others said, there is no practical (or cheap) means of
repair- when a section fails, remove and replace is the indicated cure.
From your description, it does sound like there is some sort of washout
under there, from a big chuckhole, failed drain, or whatever. The new
curb sections will need a good substrate, or they will quickly fail as
well. If street has never been resurfaced, they may be able to get away
without cutting back the asphalt, as long as they don't find any voids
that extend under there.
--
aem sends...
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