Floor Drain Rehab

[brian962]

I have two drains in my garage that are in need of repair. Both drain fine but need new grates installed. Any suggestions on how to best accomplish this?

 

[Bert_]

Are these tied to the sewer? That's a bell trap and without the grate you have no trap and nothing to stop gasses coming from the pipe into your garage.

 

[brian962]

Not tied to the sewer, separate drain that daylights outside the garage.

 

[Bert_]

I'd see if you can find a new drain with the same size cover, just use the cover.

You could cut one out but that's a lot more work

 

[PoorUB]

That looks pretty ugly! Probably the best thing to do is saw out the concrete and install new drains.

 

[FMB4]

Fab, or have fab'd a 1/4" or 3/16" steel plate with holes sizes of your choice.