[s-cars] NAC - Garage Drainage Issue - Joe?

[Lee Levitt]

Just before I bought my house, the PO poured a new garage floor 
and put a full drainage channel in front of the garage.

It *looks* like the channel was formed from a mold. Check with 
your local Home Depot or similar to see if they have a mold to do 
this...and the grates to sit on top of the channel.

In my case, whoever did the work ran a 4" PVC drain underneath the 
garage and out into my back yard. There's a strainer on the top 
that keeps stuff out, and another at the bottom to keep animals 
out. Every so often I have to clean the channel out, or it backs 
up.

Anyway, this is probably the more elegant way to do it, but it 
will take more time than simply creating a damn on the driveway.

Personally, I'd take the time to do it right the first 
time...you're going to end up doing this way any way, and the 
interim step won't work unless you really get it right.

Lee



On Mon Jun 26 14:03:06 PDT 2006, Mark Pollan 
<mark.pollan at verizonbusiness.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I'm really looking to keep the water out rather than drain 
> it from the
> garage.   The slot cutting
> for the drains does not phase me, it's the mixing and pouring of 
> the cement
> to secure everything that will be the PITA I think.
>