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I decided to go with the channel drain 2 years ago, and they installed it (i paid for the drain as a compromise). If I can change my decision, I will ask them to cut a larger section of concrete and install a swale now.

When they poured the driveway, I told them 10 times to make sure the grade was correct. They still messed up with the grading. Another solution is to cut more concrete and put a swale like in this photo. The grade from the front door to the tree is already correct. There is not much water in...

I did something similar to a catch basin and a dry well

There is a PVC pipe at the end of the pipe (3 or 4 inch gravel on top) with gravel and landscaping fabric.

We just put the grate and the gutter guard so the leafs do not get in. Here is the original drain:

Ya, if it is not deep enough, I could cut a bit more of the concrete in front of the garage and make the concrete swale bigger.

We poured the driveway 2 years ago, and the contractor did the wrong grading so we asked them to put the channel drain in. It is working fine with the water drainage but I just get sicked of the channel drain maintanance. I may just cut a whole section of concrete in front of the garage and did...

I can pop up the drain to clean two times a year, but I am thinking a less maintenance solution.

Hi All, I currently have a channel drain to daylight, and it seems to be working fine. The problem is that there are many big trees around my house, and it is a nightmare to clean them (twice a year from the sand and leaves). I am planning to pour concrete inside the channel drain (the...