Posted by jaoneill on January 05, 2020 at 14:16:41 from (96.61.1.75):
In Reply to: Driveway culvert posted by Dave41A on January 05, 2020 at 10:58:09:
I would tend to agree with those above that say to just keep filling the dip. That is a decent sized excavation and it is likely that the excavated material that you backfilled with is just "settling-in". Unless you filled it in "lifts" of 6" or so, and used a mechanical tamper on each lift, it can be expected to settle substantially the first year. As someone above noted, the clay that it contains will help prevent water from finding its way around the pipe so it should be left as is. Fill the dip, or the top 12" or so with processed gravel or stone, and continue to do so as it continues to settle, and by this time next year you won't know you ever disturbed it.
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