Driveway Marker Stakes

[DustyRusty]

At my old house, I used a 1' length of 1/2" pvc pipe and solvent welded on a male threaded coupling. Drove that into the ground level with the grass and then in the fall, I would screw a 4' length of pvc pipe with a female coupling on the end onto that. After the first year, I learned that I had to put a cap on top of the pvc pipes, to keep the rain out of them. On a couple, they filled with water, and froze and cracked. I dipped the tops of the pvc pipes in orange paint for visibility. In the spring, I would unscrew the upper pvc pipe and put it away for next year. I left that snow stake "system" for the new owner when I sold the property. Now, I use fiberglass stakes.

What are you using to mark your driveway?

 

[Roadworthy]

That sounds kind of extreme. You must get a LOT of snow. I use tire tracks through the snow to mark the driveway. When the snow gets deep enough to high center a car I plow. I KNOW where the driveway goes so it's never an issue.

 

[DustyRusty]

That sounds kind of extreme. You must get a LOT of snow. I use tire tracks through the snow to mark the driveway. When the snow gets deep enough to high center a car I plow. I KNOW where the driveway goes so it's never an issue.

We never know when we are going to get record breaking snow fall...

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/connecticut/blizzard-of-1978-ct/

 

[gssixgun]

I am thinking of marking ours right now with the 4' fiberglass posts with the reflectors..

The road out to the Highway 7/10 of a mile isn't bad, but the actual road once you cross onto our land 3/10 of a mile and into the teardrop driveway to our house could use a bit of marking.
Hell the wife drives on the damn grass in the summer

 

[CaveCreekRay]

My last house was on a steep ridge line with the street right along the top of the ridge. The driveway was steep off the street and if you missed it, you could easily roll to the bottom of the canyon, a good 200+ feet. At night, finding that driveway was tough.

I bought the nice fiberglass reflective ones from Home Depot but found the mount for the round reflector would age rapidly in summer. I popped out the reflector on a new set and spray painted the mount with a couple coats of white paint and the plastic lasted four or five years before disintegrating.

Worth every penny.

 

[BigG]

Tractor Supply has black or white 4 ft step in posts that you could just pick up for $1.99. Nothing to freeze nor anything left in the ground over the summer.

 

[RCW]

I have a 24" driveway culvert, and the village wisely put posts with reflectors on either end of the culvert.

Seasonally, I might try those small 3/8-1/2" fiberglass reflective things the box stores sell... easy in, easy out...

 

[motionclone]

Professional plow operators in Maine use 4 or 6ft fiberglass rods with reflective tape or hardwood stakes driven into the ground about 6" with bright paint marked on top.

The fiberglass rods are great because they flex quite a bit before they break so some heavy snow hitting them doesnt snap them off rather just bends and springs back.

 

[William1]

I too, use the orange fiberglass rods that have the band of reflective tape. Unless someone drives over them, they last. I've had them in for over ten years, just a little faded now. I also use as few as possible to enable me to leave them in all year round. Dots the spots.

 

[thebicman]

Property is very rocky. I drive 1/2" rebar into ground and zip tie the dollar store driveway markers to it. All good unless you drive into the frozen rebar. Now I put them a foot outside the blown driveway.

 

[mattwithcats]

Lowes, driveway marker

Orange
48-in Orange Reflective Rod https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-48-in-Orange-Reflective-Rod/3025196

Yellow
48-in x 0.375-in Reflective Rod https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-48-in-x-0-375-in-Reflective-Rod/3027086

 

[motionclone]

Few years back I picked up a 1/2 mile long driveway through fields and woods to plow. I told the customer to mark out the driveway and told him how and with what to use. He said he would have his adult son who lived with him do it.

Right before the first storm I ran my route checking on driveways and marking everything on GPS. The guys adult son had marked the driveway with at least a thousand dog fence flag markers like 10" tall tops. I LOL'd then called the customer to say um no....

 

[RCW]

All good unless you drive into the frozen rebar. Now I put them a foot outside the blown driveway.

Okay - you need to 'fess-up, but I think I know the "rest of the story'....

Trust me, we've all done a thousand of those "Oh, shit" moments....

How many tires did you git?

 

[Tughill Tom]

I use 10ft 2x4's cut in half and ripped down in half on the table saw, cut points and paint them red. Then add reflective tape at the top.

Like RCW said drive them in about a foot or so from where your clearing.