The Big Pour

A low spot near the edge of the steepest part of the driveway has steadily gotten worse in the three years I have owned my home. Although I don’t drive over it, chunks of concrete from a previous patch keep breaking off. Runoff from rain now flows freely under the patch leading to further erosion and settling. Today my neighbor and I filled the low spot with a dozen 60-pound bags of ready-mix QuikRete (see photo).

Our big pour took place right after one of nature’s big pours—last night it rained heavily. When my neighbor called this morning, the sky was overcast with more rain forecast. We decided to ignore the weatherman. After a quick trip to Lowe’s for materials, we got right to it. A couple of hours of sweaty work later (I mixed while he poured and troweled the concrete), the patch was in place. By late afternoon it was ready for the next rainy day.