Controlling water/snow runoff from vehicles?

[RustyGoat]

My garage (24'x24') was built in the early eighties and after 30+ years the slab slopes towards the rare of the garage. The only time this becomes an issue is the water running off my truck or melting snow in the winter. In the past I've put down a bag of cat litter in the winter to help control the water but it only works to an extent. The water running to the back of my garage led to my workbench rotting out. I just rebuilt the workbench and put wheels on it so I don't have to worry about it rotting but would still like to get the water under control. A couple years ago I cut a groove in the floor to try to get the water to run to the drain in the center of the garage but the slope was too much and the water actually ran the wrong direction. Any suggestions on water control? The only thing I've come up with is cutting the groove deeper.

I'm hoping to move in the next year or two and don't want to spend the money on slab jacking or anything too pricey.

 

[p_mori7]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OHZ20X4/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[RustyGoat]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OHZ20X4/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I never thought about putting anything down to park the truck on. The one in the link seems over priced for what it is. I think I could make something similar for a lot less, I have a couple large tarps and would just need something for the edges. I rather like this solution since it would allow me to just drag or roll it out of the way when I want to work on something.

 

[hayhauler71]

If you look in the pic I used a rubber strip that is glued down to control water. Found this rubber at a conveyor belt manufacture

 

[Off-Street Parking]

Do you have a laser level by chance? How far off of level is the floor?

If it's too far off, a shallow containment solution might not do it... You might just end up with a puddle that spills over the edge next to your bench anyway.

Consider also where the water is going to go as it builds up over days/weeks. (How do you empty the mat when it accumulates?)

 

[RustyGoat]

Do you have a laser level by chance? How far off of level is the floor?

If it's too far off, a shallow containment solution might not do it... You might just end up with a puddle that spills over the edge next to your bench anyway.

Consider also where the water is going to go as it builds up over days/weeks. (How do you empty the mat when it accumulates?)

The garage is about 2" off level over the 24' depth. I have a drain in the center of the garage so if I can divert the water enough to get it close to the drain I won't have much build up. I'm thinking maybe put something under the tarp at the front of the truck to get the water going the other direction.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

If you cut a groove, you should cut it so the bottom of the groove slopes towards the drain.
You could also put a drain in at the low point of the floor. Since it sounds like that point is along the rear wall it shouldn't be too difficult to run the drain out the back maybe to a dry well.

 

[Lassen Forge]

Or... you run a drain through the back wall to the outside (assuming that the back of the garage is an outside wall)... Otherwise you hire a competent mudjakcer company and have them relevel your garage slab. Pricey, but then your issue is solved the right way.

 

[kbs2244]

If you are going to move just use carpet scraps to soak up the water.
Drag them to the trash when they get full.

 

[XRetailGarageGuy]

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[captaindiode]

I recently saw an episodeof this old house where they raised sunken slab by injecting polyurethane foam under it.