Hi folks,
After about a decade of putting it off, I'm biting the bullet and putting new estate-style gates in.
One post will be on the boundary with my neighbour, who recently had his drive re-surfaced. I need my post to be butting right up to his drive, which means the hole (and concrete) will extend across by a few inches. He's happy with this but doesn't want his drive ruined. So I want to dig out under his tarmac without making a mess of it.
At the moment I'm envisioning going in at an angle with a ground breaker, then chipping away at the "roof" to clear the earth etc. up to his tarmac.
Just wanted to know if there are any problems with this approach? The one thing that springs to mind so far is that this is a potential water trap unless I can fully fill the void. Anything else to watch out for?
Thanks
J
After about a decade of putting it off, I'm biting the bullet and putting new estate-style gates in.
One post will be on the boundary with my neighbour, who recently had his drive re-surfaced. I need my post to be butting right up to his drive, which means the hole (and concrete) will extend across by a few inches. He's happy with this but doesn't want his drive ruined. So I want to dig out under his tarmac without making a mess of it.
At the moment I'm envisioning going in at an angle with a ground breaker, then chipping away at the "roof" to clear the earth etc. up to his tarmac.
Just wanted to know if there are any problems with this approach? The one thing that springs to mind so far is that this is a potential water trap unless I can fully fill the void. Anything else to watch out for?
Thanks
J