Gravel driveway to welding shop in Lucan

Written by admin, 20 May 2026

New gravel driveway for clients with heavy equipment that is 75 feet wide and has a smooth slope. For JW Portable Welding, 2026, Lucan

Now we have a new gravel driveway to our welding shop in Lucan. The new gravel driveway is 75 feet wide and offers smooth slope from the Clandenboye Dr. to our shop. In 2025 we have lost many clients coming to our shop with heavy equipment for welding repairs of cracks. Unfortunately, they could not enter our front yard. Our old gravel driveway was 14 feet wide and has steep slope leading to the shop. The old gravel driveway has has been built in 1954. The improvement of this driveway was my first priority for 2026.

Please take a look at the comparison of the old driveway with the new driveway.

Old gravel driveway in leading to welding shop in Lucan. The old driveway is 14 feet wide and has steep slope from the road. making turns very difficult with heavy equipment. For JW Portable Welding & Repairs, 2026, Lucan — Old gravel driveway in leading to welding shop in Lucan. For JW Portable Welding & Repairs, 2026, Lucan

New gravel driveway to welding shop is 75 feet wide with a smooth slope making turns from Clandeboye dr. very comfortable with a large heavy equipment. For JW Portable Welding & Repairs , 2026, Lucan — Old gravel driveway in leading to welding shop in Lucan. For JW Portable Welding & Repairs, 2026, Lucan

The Clandeboye Dr. is a rather narrow rural road. Therefore the wide driveway with a comfortable slope will make turning from this road more comfortable for our clients.

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Key Takeaways

The old gravel driveway caused difficulties for clients and suppliers due to its narrowness and steep slope.
In 2026, a new 75-foot-wide gravel driveway improved access to the welding shop, making it easier for clients with heavy equipment.
The new driveway features a smooth slope, reducing the challenges of turning and backing up heavy trailers.
Plans include increasing parking space for heavy equipment, boosting capacity by about 350%.
Overall, the new gravel driveway enhances client experience and accessibility to the shop.

Old gravel driveway has caused troubles

The old gravel driveway has caused has been a trouble maker for us and for our clients. The old driveway sed to make our deliveries difficult for our suppliers. With only 14 feet wide, we have had difficulties backing up to the shop with our 20 ft trailer too. The narrow Clendeboye Dr. makes a wide turn on the road impassible for 20 ft long trailer. And part of the turn we must do on the driveway.

Last year many clients refused to come to our shop due to uncomfortable driveway. Many of them even didn’t try to come. Also, many of them asked me to send them images of the driveway and front yard. And then they have refused to come. Additionally, many clients have complained that they come to our welding shop to repair it but they are afraid that this uncomfortable driveway will damage their equipment even more. In retrospective, they were right since many have cracks in main equipment frame.

That is why the new driveway was a priority for 2026. We can not be in position to experience losing clients due to lack of proper access to the shop.

New driveway makes turning comfortable

The new gravel driveway is 75 feet wide at the road and then very slowly narrows a bit when it gets closer to the shop. The elevation of a new driveway is at almost same level as Clandeboye Dr. Therefore even with 40 feet semi-trailer you can turn into front yard comfortably. We have also begun to increase the front yard square footage to make more parking spots for heavy equipment.

In fact, we are planning to provide additional parking spots for heavy equipment to the left side of the shop. We are increasing the elevation level to the left side of the shop when looking from the Clandeboye Dr. This alone will increase parking by about 350%.

Smooth slope

The smooth slope of the new driveway is a key to make comfortable turns with a long trailer or with heavy equipment. Since narrow Clandeboye Dr. is on higher elevation than our front yard the driver has experienced twisting of heavy equipment while making the turn. Backing up to the shop with a 20ft trailer was also difficult due to losing control while turning. The elevation difference was causing jumping of the trailer and then loss of control while turning.