How do I stake my driveway?
To stake or not to stake is the question you must ask yourself. Most Plowguys will request or demand stakes if they do not put them out themselves. The best stakes are the orange fiberglass ones with the reflective tape on the top. They cost about $2 a piece and a tipical driveway will need 10-16 stakes ($20-$30).
Follow these rules when staking your own driveway.
- Push the stakes in at least 6-10inches to ensure stability for the entire season.
- Stakes should be about 1foot from the actual driveway at all times. (never closer)
- Always stake the entrance of the driveway. They should be in the ground about 8-10feet from the road about where the driveway narrows down to its normal width.
- Do not put stakes where you want the snow pushed to at the end of the drive. Instead just put them in the corners out of the way.
- If you have any stone walls or landscape artwork be sure to stake that well.
- If there is a specific issue with your yard like a wire or ground lights stake them extra.
Always tell your plowguy exactly where you want the snow put and let him tell you if he can. Many times he will not get to look at your yard before the snow falls, so mark things well.
Understand that the stakes are for guides. The snowplow guy makes mistakes and will probably at least once tear up your yard. Cut him some slack, especially if you live where heavy wet snow is common. This makes it extremely difficult to get the snow pushed off without turfing the yard. It is also very hard to push piles out of the way without messing up some grass. So if you get 75+ snow a year understand that he will probably have to push the pile of snow several times which means giving the truck a lot of gas and hitting the pile to move it farther off the drive.
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