Flooding garage

[FigureItOut]

My block is shaped like "V" and I'm at the very bottom, so we get all the rain water. The previous occupant had built this concrete lip in front the garage to keep the water at bay, but I still got enough water in the garage that I keep a dedicated shop vac set up just for the puddles after a rain.

Anyhow I didn't realize quite how effective the lip was until about 4' broke out, and it rained that night. With my wife and I each working up a shop vac we could barely keep it under an inch deep.

I'd like to repair this at the very least, and hopefully solve the problem completely, though it wasn't much more than a nuisance before it broke. I really have no idea where to begin. I've done a little concrete work, mostly post anchors and such and I've helped with a slab, but budget concerns call for a DIY on this IF I can convince myself I can do it reasonably well.

So what plan of attack would you take on this? I included pics of the corners because previously that was where most of the water came in, and hopefully I can address that now also.

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[Lee Celtic]

If all it needs is an inch or two of a lip to stop it flooding then you might be better raising the whole floor a couple of inches.. gives you a chance to get a good new finish to the floor too. Then add a slightly steeper ramp up from the drive/road.

 

[mrbill55]

Have you thought about cutting a trench in front of the garage door opening and putting in a metal grate with a drain below it to get rid of the water pouring down the road and on to your property?


Also, have you called your town engineer and explained the situation to them in detail? perhaps take pictures from the road during a rain storm to show them the water drain off, and how it is adversely affecting your property?

MrBill

 

[garage rookie]

Ok, I'll give it a shot. I would put a drain with a grate over it across the front. This would entail taking a concrete saw and cut out the drain. You can get drains I believe from HD,Lowes, Menards etc. I may not be explaining it well enough. Maybe one of the other members can do better. If you want to put the curb back that you have now, I'd put a 1 1/2" x whatever on the inside and a 1"x whatever on the outside. Fasten the boards with concrete nails or whatever. Extend the out side edge past the opening so it might drain away from the inside. This means the curb has to be wider of course. Hope this helps.
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[FigureItOut]

Well thanks for the responses guys. Things moved fast today and the job is done. We replaced the whole lip pretty much the same as it was, but it looks like it's better work, wraps around the corners more fully also.

Had a guy stop by to get pricing for a job on his work truck. Guess he what he uses his work truck for? That's right, concrete. He did the lip while I did the truck, and we both finished at about exactly the same time, and I'm guessing about dead even on material costs.

Redoing it the same way may not have been the MOST effective, but it worked out damn well for my budget and I'm certain it's better even than before it broke.

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[LS6 Tommy]

Have you thought about cutting a trench in front of the garage door opening and putting in a metal grate with a drain below it to get rid of the water pouring down the road and on to your property?


Also, have you called your town engineer and explained the situation to them in detail? perhaps take pictures from the road during a rain storm to show them the water drain off, and how it is adversely affecting your property?

MrBill

X2. Did this at my cousin's house. Also put in a sump pump and French drains. The trench stays ahead of most all "normal" rain. The trench, the garage sump pump and the sump pump in his basement all go into a well with a bigger pump that dumps everything out at the street.

Tommy

 

[LB-1911]

Well thanks for the responses guys.

Things moved fast today and the job is done. We replaced the whole lip pretty much the same as it was, but it looks like it's better work, wraps around the corners more fully also.

Had a guy stop by to get pricing for a job on his work truck. Guess he what he uses his work truck for? That's right, concrete. He did the lip while I did the truck, and we both finished at about exactly the same time, and I'm guessing about dead even on material costs.

Redoing it the same way may not have been the MOST effective, but it worked out damn well for my budget and I'm certain it's better even than before it broke.

You may want to consider talking to him about installing a channel drain at some point in the future.

 

[bcradio]

Well thanks for the responses guys. Things moved fast today and the job is done. We replaced the whole lip pretty much the same as it was, but it looks like it's better work, wraps around the corners more fully also.

Had a guy stop by to get pricing for a job on his work truck. Guess he what he uses his work truck for? That's right, concrete. He did the lip while I did the truck, and we both finished at about exactly the same time, and I'm guessing about dead even on material costs.

Redoing it the same way may not have been the MOST effective, but it worked out damn well for my budget and I'm certain it's better even than before it broke.

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Hopefully he used a concrete bonding agent to bond it to your existing concrete... otherwise you might find yourself in a similar situation sooner than you want (although after his tail light warranty has already expired).

 

[FigureItOut]

Hopefully he used a concrete bonding agent to bond it to your existing concrete... otherwise you might find yourself in a similar situation sooner than you want (although after his tail light warranty has already expired).

Tail light warranty, good one, I hadn't heard that before. I hope he did too, I didn't watch. I'm really out very little on the deal, so it was worth a shot. Getting done today was a MAJOR plus.

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[APEowner]

It's great that you've got it at least temporarily repaired. I'd take a serious look at a real fix however. Properly designed drainage doesn't depend on a little lip to keep water out of the building.

 

[FigureItOut]

It's great that you've got it at least temporarily repaired. I'd take a serious look at a real fix however. Properly designed drainage doesn't depend on a little lip to keep water out of the building.

You're right. At least it's no longer an urgent matter and I have time to plan a solution. I like the trench and grate idea. It's something I can revisit when time and budget are more plentiful, as I'm just about to start a kitchen remodel.

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