On 01 Aug 2005 14:55:40 GMT, (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote:

In article ,
Mark writes:
Hi,

I get a 1m x 50cm pool of water collecting on my driveway every time
it rains. The pool is near my front door so is very inconvenient.
The driveway is made from concrete. The garage is right next to the
front door and hence the driveway forms access to the house as well.

I have thought of raising the level of the driveway at this point, but
I'm not sure what to use. I guess a thin layer of concrete on top of
the existing material would just crack in no time.

There is a drainage channel right in front of the garage door but the
driveway slopes down slightly for a few feet before sloping up towards
the road. The driveway also slopes sideways so the water from the
lowest point of the drive flows in front of the main entrance to the
house :-(

Could you cut a small channel from near the middle of the
puddle to the drainage channel? This would require that the
bottom of the puddle was not lower than the bottom of the
drainage channel though.

Thanks for the suggestion but the puddle is below the level of the
drainage channel. :-( I'm not sure how to cut a neat channel in an
old concrete driveway anyway.

Mark.