Ready for camping

 

 

More importantly, look at this nice, big paved driveway.
Never understood why so many people have the space for a large driveway, but pave a spot twelve inches wider than their vehicle.

 

Ha so true. We just had our driveway redone last summer. What a difference it makes.

 

And a nice big drain built-in 🙂

 

"most people" are owners of construction companies, looking to maximize profit.

For the rest of us, a wide driveway can look out of place, unbalance the appearance of the property from the street. My house was built with a single width driveway as most families didn't have but one vehicle at the time, then four years later the owner added a two car garage on to the house. They only widened the section of driveway next to the garage, and laid gravel down to form a second lane next to it. I understand why they did that, and feel the same way. A double width driveway would overwhelm my front yard. Having a gravel lane next to it breaks up the view and gives the appearance of only having a single width driveway.

In a neighborhood nearby where the houses sit a closer to the street, double width driveways give those properties the feel of apartments or condos.

 

”For the rest of us…”. Like you were assigned to be the village voice.

The bigger problem you described is… living in a neighborhood. Screw that.
A single wide driveway is moronic. Unless a homeowner only has one vehicle, and there are no other drivers residing there. I’m not at all interested in jockeying multiple vehicles around daily, just so my curb appeal and feng-shui are cohesive.

 

I'd love a paved driveway and pad, but I moved rural and my driveway is about 300 feet long. Been meaning to get a paving quote one day, but something tells me I'd best remain satisfied with dirt! Kind of like the crunching sound under my tires anyhow, since it reminds me of a different time!

 

Don't forget to put your stairs up.

 

I'm part of my village, and I have a voice, so, yes. Just because you feel a redneck moment coming on and enjoy bashing Japanese culture doesn't mean I don't speak for the average homeowner. Which happens to be people that live in suburbs, not the typical person that claims "living in a neighborhood. Screw that."

My father has a home set on a few hundred acres, with the house 1500ft from the road. A double-width driveway would be an unnecessary cost and would invite people to turn onto his property as it would have the appearance of being a road rather than a driveway. Uninvited people on my property, screw that.