Culvert for driveway

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by longsidelandry

Bad part is....I don't have any neighbors lol. There's a culvert not far though so I'll get that measurement and use the same size as that one to keep it consistent.

You might contact the Parish drainage board.....first, to see what they say.

A couple of years ago, a neighbor was fixin to cover his ditches. When i saw the culverts [~ 12"], I knew they were too small to handle a good rain. I called the drainage board and had them come out.

He agreed that the "permited" pipe size needed to be larger and changed it to 15".

I live 2 houses down from this house and the neighborhood plot plan calls for 30" for my lot. The parish inspector told me that a 24" culvert might be approved for my ditch if I got it covered.