Installation of concrete culverts

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Step 4 Now it's time to dig out the ditch and flatten the area where the culvert pipe will lay. Step 5 Now it's time to dig out the ditch and flatten the area where the culvert pipe will lay. Place the culvert pipe in prepared ditch Step 6 The backfill used, should not have any large materials, should be easy to compact, and should be stable under load.

Soil available from the immediate area or other aggregates such as sand, fine crusher run, and gravel are all good to use to backfill the culvert pipe again doing so in smaller increments and tamping as you go. If using sand or erodible materials, protect the ends to keep the sand from washing or piping. Ideally you want to create a backfill layer of inches all depending on the type of traffic over the pipe, before the driveway material is laid.

Normal traffic would call for 12 inches of backfill base over the pipe. As backfill is brought in, create a slight slope going toward the street so that water will runoff properly. Now that you have an idea of what is involved in installing a driveway culvert , who will do it?

It's important to hire a professional construction company who specialize in installing driveway culverts. A two inch minimum thickness leveling course of fine granular base material can be used as required to achieve a level bedding surface. The final grading for the bedding should be done with a laser or level and grade stakes. For the final grading, the granular material should be screeded using a screed board as long as the width of the outside span of the box.

If properly done, the final grading will allow an easier installation while setting the box culvert sections. Improper bedding could prevent the tongue of the box from being properly started into the groove.

It is very important that time be spent to ensure the box culvert bedding preparation is done correctly. A better look at the prepared base of flat stone.