Garage Floor Drain Pitch

I show you how we pour a 3 bay garage concrete floor that has 3 trench drains one for each bay.

Garage floor drain pitch.

For the drain to function optimally the slab must slope toward the drain to direct water to the. A 2 slope will probably ensure better drainage we. How to slope a floor for a drain. And i was wondering if there s some way to slope the garage floor without completely rebuilding the garage.

Here are some key facts about garage floor drains. The apron extends the width of the garage floor. I mean you can add an additional layer of material to the garage floor and slope garage floor from high to low. The apron in front of the garage smooths the transition for the vehicle from the driveway into the garage and acts as a barrier to debris and moisture.

The floor drain controls the flow of water preventing damage and unnecessary dirt buildup. Having a drain installed with the correct pitch to the floor allows water dripping off your car or from rain falling outside especially important in particularly rainy areas to flow. The apron s length depends on the required slope more length is needed to reduce steep slopes. As we pour the concrete we pitch each bay to the trench dra.

Failure to achieve adequate slope will result in standing water problems. Installing a floor drain in a garage s concrete slab floor is best done when pouring the slab. We could find no reference to recommended slopes when trench drains are used in a floor. Too much slope will create a poor feel to the floor and cause the unsettling sensation of the room being crooked.

In the winter the runoff from whatever snow is on it just pools on the floor in the garage.