I just got done squeegeeing the standing water off my carport for the hundredth time in the 5 years I've lived here. I'm tired of doing and finally looked into adding a grated trench drain. Reading about it is one thing, but seeing your video reassured me that it's a project that I can tackle myself. I'm definitely doing it this summer, so hopefully my days of pushing water around after every little rain are numbered. Thanks for sharing.
That is the tricky part - oftentimes water is draining to the opposite side of the patio from where you are going to drain it. There are channel drain products out there that have built in slope to one direction or the other - this is an option. Another is to do a custom concrete channel where you create your own slope (this is challenging and requires experience with concrete work!) What we did here was set the channel drain a little lower below the surface of the patio on the side we wanted it to drain. This works when the slope (in the wrong direction) is not too significant. Hope this helps!
One of the main things to consider is which direction the driveway flows - if you need the water to flow the opposite direction, you will need to do a custom channel drain to build your own slope, or look at a product like Duraslope which has a prefabbed slope built in
I just got done squeegeeing the standing water off my carport for the hundredth time in the 5 years I've lived here.
I'm tired of doing and finally looked into adding a grated trench drain.
Reading about it is one thing, but seeing your video reassured me that it's a project that I can tackle myself.
I'm definitely doing it this summer, so hopefully my days of pushing water around after every little rain are numbered.
Thanks for sharing.
Glad to hear it - Good luck on your project!
Muy bien documentado. Gracias
Muchas gracias a ti!
How did you work out your levels to allow for a fall into the discharge pipe?
That is the tricky part - oftentimes water is draining to the opposite side of the patio from where you are going to drain it. There are channel drain products out there that have built in slope to one direction or the other - this is an option. Another is to do a custom concrete channel where you create your own slope (this is challenging and requires experience with concrete work!) What we did here was set the channel drain a little lower below the surface of the patio on the side we wanted it to drain. This works when the slope (in the wrong direction) is not too significant. Hope this helps!
Most importantly part
Any other steps to recommend for doing this in a driveway?
One of the main things to consider is which direction the driveway flows - if you need the water to flow the opposite direction, you will need to do a custom channel drain to build your own slope, or look at a product like Duraslope which has a prefabbed slope built in
It's called concrete.
Not cement 😅
Haha I guess that’s why we’re called drainage pros and not concrete pros 😅
@@DallasDrainagePros appreciate your humble reply .enjoy the week!
You're lucky you didn't have to cut the concrete.
Haha no doubt - that’s not usually the case!