Cost for guard rail

[David S. Roberson]

I need a cost per foot to install guard rail on this driveway; no way am I gonna ignore this liability.

My M-S Residential book has absolutely nothing.

Any help??????

 

[Jerry Bone Jr]

Are you trying to create a problem?

 

[Steve Wyrick]

Contact Marshall and Swift, phone number in your residential book, tell them what you need they will look it up in their commercial book. Maybe a small charge.

I am not sure what liability your referring to. Looks like a simple private country road to me.

 

[JTip]

The last time I went to the guard rail store downtown , they were asking $17.70-33.00 foot.

ST

 

[David S. Roberson]

I did finally find something in M-S; about $31 per foot. The picture doesn't do this driveway justice. The slope at the right of the picture is about 70 degrees.

 

[Lobo Fan]

I am not sure I would do anything about this other than to shott it and disclose it. I have seen much worse. You just have to assume that it will only be traversed by sober people.

 

[Bobby Bucks]

David I see another possible problem which can be cured easily. That bank appears to be a potential erosion nightmare which hydro seeding will solve.

 

[hastalavista]

Contact Marshall and Swift, phone number in your residential book, tell them what you need they will look it up in their commercial book. Maybe a small charge.

Good advice, Steve-

I've contacted M&S when something was not in my residential estimator, and they provided the service free (pdf'd me the page).

David-

You are the one at the scene, so you are the best one to conclude if the driveway requires a fix (right now) or not.

An alternative way to analyze the issue would be to determine if there would be an adverse market reaction to the driveway access/configuration and adjust on the appeal line. What would be the difference of this approach vs. applying a "cost to cure"? It could be that the lender will require the homeowner to cure the situation vs. accepting the adjusted value in your report. If you hit it on the appeal line, the lender may not require an immediate fix. Everything is described in the report to the same degree, but adjusted in a different manner (the appeal adjustment could even be greater than the cost-to-cure!).
Of course, if there is a safety hazard, then perhaps it should be made "subject to". I'd hate to have to make the call! (But would make it, if I thought appropriate).

Good luck!

 

[Webbed Feet]

Mr. Roberson,

Whoa!!.... I see even more issues myself... all of that appears to be somewhat recent "Fill" across a small ravine and if my eyes are not failing me I agree with the erosion comment of Mr. Bucks... Immiediate question, would a typical prospective purchaser want that checked out by an engineer? ... Was that done by Joe Dumbazz with a backhoe and why wasn't an appropriate bridge built instead of just dirt filled in?..

I've seen plenty of professionally done paved roads by the highway department get over 50% washed away... A privately done dirt "berm" with gravel on top? .. My mouse might very well be headed for CB4..

Barry Dayton

 

[Oregon Doug]

David - I suspect that you don't get out into the countryside very often - that looks fairly typical for some of the rural areas that I get into.

It looks to be a home made fill-dirt berm with a little gravel on top, across a small gully. Is there a culvert through it, or is it a dirt dam? (Does it ever rain in your part of the country?) Erosion can become a major issue (planting the slope would help some). Is the soil specifically compacted and engineered to support a guard rail? Does your county have any specs on private roadways or their construction? (Mine does - 16' wide for emergency vehicle access with 3/4 minus gravel over a base to support fire trucks.)

Unless you can answer those questions and a few others I can think of, frankly, I don't think you ought to expose yourself to additional liability. Just disclose it - put the picture in the report - and adjust for it if your market says so, otherwise, don't.

Oregon Doug