ᐅ Driveway too steep? Height difference between garage driveway and street

Created on: 3 Jun 2017 21:30
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Thomas_TS
Hello everyone,

I am currently planning my house. It is located on a street with a slight slope.
The plot has a length of 18.5 meters (61 feet) facing the street, with an elevation difference from the highest to the lowest point of 0.92 meters (3 feet).
The entrance of the house would be 8 cm (3 inches) above street level. A gutter is being installed in front of the entrance as a precaution.

Now to the main issue:
The double garage is placed next to the house for "sunlight reasons." I am concerned that the driveway, as it is currently designed (see attachment), might be too steep. The garage door is 5 meters (16 feet) wide. The architect has currently planned the following height differences (from the garage driveway to the street):

Left side outer edge: 0.5 meters (1.6 feet) height difference at 6 meters (20 feet) distance to the street → 8.33% or 4.76 degrees slope
Middle: 0.35 meters (1.1 feet) height difference at 5.8 meters (19 feet) distance → 6.03% or 3.45 degrees slope
Right side: 0.2 meters (8 inches) height difference at 5.5 meters (18 feet) distance → 3.63% or 2.08 degrees slope

What do you think? Am I worrying unnecessarily? Do you have any suggestions for improvement?

2D floor plan of a house with garage on the left and orange-colored facade on the right, windows
11ant4 Jun 2017 14:56
Thomas_TS schrieb:
Definitely want to make these more subtle.

Make sure your architect is also aware of this. What can be seen in the plan excerpt has, in my opinion, a consistent commercial building aesthetic.

Therefore, I believe that focusing on a driveway whose "steepness" wouldn’t even set a cherry pit rolling is addressing the wrong issue.
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Thomas_TS
4 Jun 2017 15:31
11ant schrieb:
Then make sure your architect is aware of that as well. In my opinion, what can be seen on the plan section consistently has the appearance of commercial construction.

Therefore, I believe that focusing on a driveway whose "steepness" does not yet cause any major issues is addressing the wrong problem.

The parapet on the plan should not be considered an award-winning feature. It was included only for visualization purposes and can be visually adjusted later if needed. However, it has nothing to do with my main concern regarding the "steep driveway," which is more important to me.
11ant4 Jun 2017 16:04
Thomas_TS schrieb:
It was only drawn for illustration purposes and can be visually adjusted afterwards.

Konrad Adenauer would have replied here: "you know more about this than I do."
Thomas_TS schrieb:
However, this has nothing to do with my concern about the "steep driveway," which is more important to me.

Real driveways with this gradient are not comparable to the overly steep driveway you are worried about. It only appears that way from a rabbit’s point of view.

Consider your "problem" checked off.
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4 Jun 2017 19:53
11ant schrieb:
Konrad Adenauer would have replied here: "you know more about this than I do"


There are no real driveways with a slope as steep as the one you’re worried about. It only looks like a steep slope from a rabbit’s point of view.

Consider your "problem" solved.

Thank you for your post and your perspective! However, my concern, the "problem," still hasn’t been resolved.
Does anyone have a similar driveway (with the incline expressed in percentages) that they could show me?
11ant4 Jun 2017 21:59
Thomas_TS schrieb:
Does anyone have a similar driveway (gradient in % terms) that they could show me?

I think you have already seen dozens of them without realizing it, because in reality they don’t look as steep as you imagine.
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