Culvert Pipe Install

[BIGNASTY]

I need to install a culvert pipe across the drive. We are getting rain and there is one spot that keeps flooding. Im going to dig up the drive and install a corrugated metal pipe like in the picture. Do any of you have a calculation or rule of thumb as to how far it should be buried under the drive surface. At times the traffic over the pipe will be heavy. Is this type of pipe pretty tough? One side will be shallow to collect the water the other goes into a pasture land that is about 4 ft lower. Thanks for any thoughts on this ive never worked with any of this. The pic is kind of what im after.



BIG

 

[Jim W]

Have you contacted the county highway department or your township on advice for the culvert installation.

I know that when we built my first house the county told us what type of culvert to install under the driveway. Wall thickness and size for the drainage ditch. I belive that the county has the first thirty feet of right away from the road center line, it might be more then thirty feet.

Jim W.

 

[JFought]

look at NDS as a manufacture
and the model is
ND-12 for the culvert pipe
It plastic, double wall and can hold over 80K pounds when properly installed

It has all kinds of literature on their web site as how to install and the weight limits.

I might be even able to get it wholesale for you. Comes int 20Ft lengths, and from 6 inches to about 4 feet in diameter.

PM if you are interested.

 

[mwilson]

I have witnessed a culvert being made from empty Dunkin' Donuts 5gal donut filling buckets. Cut the bottom out, then slide into the next one, repeat until the length is desired. Also strong as can be, won't rust out plus FREE...



Just a Maine type of solution... we are resourceful when pressed...



Mike.

 

[JLEONARD]

Mike, Did you eat all the filling?:-laf

 

[mwilson]

No, shortchanged again.....



I think that the pails had held old filling being used for bear bait. They will eat anything,,,,,,,,,



Seriously though, figure $5. 00 each at Home Depot for the orange pails that they sell. 6" gain per pail, you can build a 12' culvert for $120. 00. You are not going to find a gavanized one for that price.

if you can score the pails for free, even better. Put the $120. 00 saved towards beer... .



A man does have his priorities...



Mike.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Have you contacted the county highway department or your township on advice for the culvert installation.

I know that when we built my first house the county told us what type of culvert to install under the driveway. Wall thickness and size for the drainage ditch. I belive that the county has the first thirty feet of right away from the road center line, it might be more then thirty feet.

Jim W.

The problem area is on my side of the drive about 300 yards away from the hwy. So that would not be the problem



JFought

Thanks for the info I will look into the spec's on the pipe that I have and go from there. It's pretty thick one of the county workers that stop by gave me a pretty good size chunk of it.



Mike



That sounds interesting my SIL owns a cafe in town and EVERYTHING comes in 5 gal pails. Could be a way of getting a flood irrigation from the river at the back of our property to the pastures????:-laf THE BEER ASPECT OF THE POST HAS REAL POSSABLITYS



Thanks for the info



BIG

 

[jhenderson]

From my time as Highway Supervisor for my town: Plastic is tough to beat. It's light, can be bent slightly around objects that are too big to move, and will hold up to heavy truck traffic, and will out last concrete. When you install the pipe, bed it in fine gravel, and cover it with the same. Good gravel is self supporting when installed at least 18 inches deep.

 

[MChrist]

I was told to have the top of my culvert 8" below driveway surface. We then had driveway paved 4" thick. Our 50,000 lb tandem axle trucks use the driveway all day and no problems after 8 years.

 

[JFought]

the model is N12
sorry i had a brain fart. .
If you have a John deere landscape, horizon distribution, AMC Industries, Ewing (all landscape/ sprinkler vendors) then I can get it to you at wholesale

 

[BIGNASTY]

When you install the pipe, bed it in fine gravel, and cover it with the same. Good gravel is self supporting when installed at least 18 inches deep.





I was told to have the top of my culvert 8" below driveway surface. We then had driveway paved 4" thick. Our 50,000 lb tandem axle trucks use the driveway all day and no problems after 8 years.

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This is what I was looking for!!!!! I was told the same by our county crew. That fine gravel as a bed and around it would be the best and have it at least 2ft deep. And 8 to 10 inches of our MT dirt on top. I dont have BIG trucks any longer. But my FIL's Case tractor and I do have some friends that stop by with semi trucks to visit us. Thanks for all the help but if you feel compelled you can come by and help do the work!!!!!!!



BIG