Norcy91
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
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Hammer and chisel! Perfect chance to practice your DIY
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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The concil were in my street fitting new drains one day. We used to have a full kerb onto the driveway so my dad went over to the guys and gave them a tenner and asked if they could drop the kerb - he was leaving and thought it'd be good if they did it but not too much of a loss if they just fucked off. He came back to find the kerbs gone and replaced by a nice patch of tarmac, it's starting to flake around the edges now (after about 10 years) but it does the job.
They're purely extorting you trying to charge a grand.
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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Northumberland
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The utter bastards.
Anyways, going to get some scaffy boards next time i go on site, this gives a rough idea of hight & angle...
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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that isn't really a dropped curb is it  jut a rounded off one. what a bodge job.
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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Rent a hilti and get a bit of wood and attatch it to the ground 
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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Northumberland
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all the curbs are the same, i've driven around the whole estate!
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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If the wood works, stick some concrete or alike down with a metal pole in the middle..
The wood is gonna keep moving?
If the council object easy to remove?
[Edited on 03-10-2010 by Twiggy]
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Can you not just park it the way it is there?
Wood is going to be a bit of an eyesore, unless your going to pick them up and put them out every time your going in/out. Would become a bit of a pain in the arse!
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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Thats just a normal face kerb tilted backward, not even a dropper kerb Pikey bastards whoever did that!
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Anty
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Registered: 19th Mar 08
Location: droitwich
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
that isn't really a dropped curb is it jut a rounded off one. what a bodge job.
They look like there off a brick wall ...
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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angle grind that curb
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MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
that isn't really a dropped curb is it jut a rounded off one. what a bodge job.
my uncle has them outside his, looks like a curb fitted in the 60 - 70's
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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Northumberland
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The corsa isnt an every day car so im not bothered about picking planks up and sticking them in the shed. But i would prefer a proper looking driveway that slopes down to the road.
House was built in 63 iirc.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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What a nightmare
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
that isn't really a dropped curb is it jut a rounded off one. what a bodge job.
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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is that picture of Kingston Park? near the Windsor pub? It certainly looks like the area. My mate lives there, i couldn't get my xe corsa over his kerb either
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corsaadzy
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Registered: 6th Aug 09
Location: St. Austell, Cornwall
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the one to the right of your car looks alot less steeper than your one :s .. all the council need to do is lay some tarmac from the rdge in the curb piece and smooth it to the roa so you got a nice even ramp
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I'd just change it myself. Relay the pavement flags to fall a bit steeper towards the road then put a normal drop kerb in. Sorted.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Have you tried to reverse on?
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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steal the kerbstones in the night and blame it on someone else
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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Off topic - That really is a mint front end u have there
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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Northumberland
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Got two scaffy boards so will try reversing up on an angle tonight. Will give it a wash n polish if i can get it on the drive!
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Fit airbags to the Corsa.
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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Northumberland
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Never thought about that! I could fit 20's too, that would give me loads of clearance
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craig8
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Registered: 31st Dec 04
Location: Glasgow
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guy in my street has put a scaffy bar down so that water can flow through and then laid cement down over the top to make a ramp, works pretty well and doesnt build up water like some others do
E36 328
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