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Seemed to work well. Water beaded off when there was nothing on them. They still got saturated with water after the oil/water mix landed on them. I didnt see any oily residue on the concrete. Thanks again for the oil-only mats suggestion!

I found an oil only pig mat knock off that will be arriving tomorrow from Grainger. It claims to be hydrophobic. I'll give them a try and post the results.

Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like pig mats will be my filters.

I have a very oily engine to clean. It requires that a jack up the car to do so. I would like to do it in the garage. Is there some kind of filter i can use to trap the oil/grease and prevent most of it from going into the French drain?

I decided to go with what b-boy recommended. So far so good. The perimeter was leveled first with cedar shims. When everything was level I used powder actuated 3" nails to shoot them into the board, shims, and concrete. The concrete they used isn't that great and about 15% of the anchors are a...

I have decided that I'm moving my office to the basement. The home is about 100 years old with a very uneven floor. It varies in depth suddenly all over with a total variation of possibly 2". The floor has pits and concrete repairs all over it. The previous owners put down Drylok Masonry...

Thanks for all the replys. I dig into one of these day when it warms up a little more.

Sounds like fun. As long as you provide the jackhammer and concrete.

I have house built in the 1960's with a septic system. The garage drain originally worked 8+ years ago and after winter sand deposits and car washes has completely stopped working. It has been explained to me that this drain in question could actually go to nowhere but a small gravel pit just...