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Old 28-08-2012, 10:53 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default estimating distances

On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:30:03 +0100, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:


"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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I'm hopeless at guessing in 3d so wondered if anyone could sort of guess
how wide a space/path would have to be to widen a driveway that at the
moment is just wide enough for two cars/
I was going to help someone dig up her lawn and put down some weed
suppressant and shingle so they could get out of the car on the passenger
side without walking on the grass all the time.The poor lawn looks like a
steamroller has been over it on the drive edge!
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Janet Tweedy

Park the car, open the door and the extra path needs to be just a bit wider
than where the door comes too. probably turn out to be around the 3' mark.


If you park in a public car park, there's about a foot or so between
cars and in that space you open the door, get out and walk up between
the two vehicles. As I park one car with the wheels almost at the edge
of the drive, I've added a foot of chippings on that side - perfectly
adequate. There's a foot and a bit of existing drive "unused" on the
other side but that's the side the postman walks up with his ruddy
great bag hanging from his shoulder so I've added a foot on that side
as well for his benefit

Cheers, Jake
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