shadow338
Member
Hello,
Seeking advise and opinion here.
In the end of Oct last year (2023) I had contractor building a new driveway with 4 inch of thickness.
Now, after only 2.5 months, I'm already seeing a huge crack from end to end in the first section of the driveway. (the sections on the new driveway were made smaller when compared to the old)
I contacted the contractor and he said this may happen for a lot of reasons and that he will try to sort out the problem (This was a week ago and I still need to hear from him again)
On the day the concrete was poured, it was not too cold or rainy. As per the contractor advise, we waiting a full week (possibly even more) before we drove our car into the driveway.
After that, only regular size cars go on the new driveway.
The soil here is brown/redish clay and it was full of roots, but those were removed the best it was possible and a layer of gravel poured and flattened in preparation for the concrete.
Since the driveway was built, I was checking it pretty much every other day just to be sure nothing wrong would appear.
I can't pinpoint exactly which day the crack started to appear but coincidence or not it was after some heavy rain in this area.
What could be causing this?
Thanks in advance!
Seeking advise and opinion here.
In the end of Oct last year (2023) I had contractor building a new driveway with 4 inch of thickness.
Now, after only 2.5 months, I'm already seeing a huge crack from end to end in the first section of the driveway. (the sections on the new driveway were made smaller when compared to the old)
I contacted the contractor and he said this may happen for a lot of reasons and that he will try to sort out the problem (This was a week ago and I still need to hear from him again)
On the day the concrete was poured, it was not too cold or rainy. As per the contractor advise, we waiting a full week (possibly even more) before we drove our car into the driveway.
After that, only regular size cars go on the new driveway.
The soil here is brown/redish clay and it was full of roots, but those were removed the best it was possible and a layer of gravel poured and flattened in preparation for the concrete.
Since the driveway was built, I was checking it pretty much every other day just to be sure nothing wrong would appear.
I can't pinpoint exactly which day the crack started to appear but coincidence or not it was after some heavy rain in this area.
What could be causing this?
Thanks in advance!