Floor Drain supplier?

[riskyvt]

Can someone point me towards a company selling a kit to install a steel grate floor drain during a concrete pour, rectangular in shape, approx. 5-8 feet in length? Thanks!

 

[mike944]

Are you 100% sure a floor drain in a garage is legal in your area? It's not legal in most areas.

 

[riskyvt]

Are you 100% sure a floor drain in a garage is legal in your area? It's not legal in most areas.

Mike-

Yes, provided there are certain factors that apply like non commercial use, seperation from wash bay to maintenance bays, non-phosphorus cleaning soaps used, no engine de-greasing in wash bay, a few others...

Daylighting is permitted too, with a washbay that is used occasionally, not heavily.

 

[IanF]

Google "trench drain"

Gave me a plethora of choices...

 

[Kevin54]

Google "trench drain"

Or "French Drain". But if you have a local concrete place that sells bricks, blocks, etc, they should be able to hook you up. They usually have them in stock.

Kevin

 

[riskyvt]

Since posting this thread, I've come accross a garage that has exactly what I'm looking for. The concrete subcontractor will build the catch basin, the grates come from the local steel company, and the drain pipe is put in by my dirt guy. Here's what it will look like:

 

[04 Navi]

You don't need something that elaborate unless you want it for looks. Those drains are great for say a driveway that slopes toward the garage etc. As for in the garage they or a pain. All you need is a shower drain with a j-trap. I looked at both routes and when it was all said and done i couldn't justify twenty bucks or so for a shower drain vs a couple of hundred for a trench drain.

An alternitive would be to check out Home Depot. They have them in plastic with a fiberglass type grate. More than stong enough for what you need.

 

[Franz©]

Look in the local Yellow Pages for places that supply steel. All a floor drain is is a grate and a frame, and generally the grate is in stock or a jig exists to make it up. The frame is only an angle iron rectangle with rebar stubs welded onto the outside of the frame.

 

[03bluesilver]

Here is what I used.I bought it at Lowes for around 100.00.

 

[buzz]

If you want a good SS drain look at these guys:

http://www.kuselequipment.com/newwebsite/kusel_stainless_steel_drainage_systems.html

I recently picked up one of the KE series drains for the garage I'm building, very nice unit, but has a pretty hefty price tag to go with it.

buzz

 

[rt66jt]

Unless you expect a flood, that drain is oversized. The drain 03bluesilver used should be sufficient as long as it's not being driven on length-wise. BTW 03, that drain should have about 4" of concrete all the way around it, including underneath. I hope you aren't planning on leaving it on the stone. Riskyvt, I'm concerned about the drain you picture; I don't see support for the edge of the poured slab, or underneath the edges of the grate. Look up Poly-Drain ( pre-formed channels with slope built in, very heavy-duty) or Trenchformer (Styrofoam mold to pour a drain about a foot wide and grate to match). Other brands of similar products may be available in your area.

 

[riskyvt]

Fear not fellas....I have gone with a much simpler solution, at the advice of my excavating contractor. NDS makes a product called "Duraslope", which is what rt66jt talks about above. They are made of high density poly, include a built in 7-degree slope, and have a bottom drain pipe outlet. Mine arrived on Friday and was set in place into the compacted sand. The concrete is poured tomorrow! Looks like everything is falling into place. I'll post more pix after the slab is polished, probably by mid-week or so...

 

[SteveL]

Is just setting it in the compacted sand enough support????? I would imagine that the concrete that is poured around the drain will serparate from it as it shrinks and dries and allow the drain to sink under any pressure or even just natural settling.

Out of curiousity, how much was it and what type of oil separator are you planning on running it in to?

 

[riskyvt]

Is just setting it in the compacted sand enough support. Out of curiousity, how much was it and what type of oil separator are you planning on running it in to?

The drain assembly is not directly sitting on the sand (sorry if I was unclear above) but is about 5-6" up off the sand. The drain unit comes with clips on the outside which attach to four lengths of re-bar. When the pour happens later this morning, there will be plenty of concrete surrounding and supporting the drain unit. As far cost, the drain (the plastic portion) cost $102 and the grates (2 required) were $49 each. An oil seperator is not required, local code allows for the drain so long as maintenance bays (for oil changing) are not adjacent. With 5 10x10 bays, I'll do all the oil changing on the complete opposite end of the shop.