Floor drain

[Chuckie63]

What type of floor drains are you guys installing in your garages. Are they cast or pvc.

 

[Dale1962]

just my 2 cents. if I would put a drain in a shop, I would just run it to a sump. not outside. that way IF something gets in the drain like oil, solvents, and the like you can pump it into a container for disposal. if its just water, put a sump pump in it and pump it outside, that way the EPA does not get after you

 

[Stevie-Ray]

The one they put in mine is PVC, about a 9" square w/large flexible hose running through a trench to one side of the garage.

 

[chadman]

Mine are about 9" square and made from some type of plastic or PVC. They tie into the underground piping for my downspouts and runoff into the creek.

 

[denis4x4]

Mine go across the entry with removable grates and dump into a sump. I have a big squeegee to push the snow melt into the grates

 

[theoldwizard1]

just my 2 cents. if I would put a drain in a shop, I would just run it to a sump. not outside. that way IF something gets in the drain like oil, solvents, and the like you can pump it into a container for disposal. if its just water, put a sump pump in it and pump it outside, that way the EPA does not get after you

Good suggestion ! Most cities will make you jump through a lot of hoops to hook up a drain to a municipal sewer or even run it to a drywell. If you plan on doing car/ATV washing make sure you size the sump appropriately (10 gallons ? 20?)

 

[coljar]

Brass square commercial cover with a cast base. I should have put two.

 

[redrunner]

I made a custom stainless steel drain with a oil water separator and sediment trap as well. I hooked it up to the city drain. I agree the process was a real pain the behind. In the long run it will be great.

 

[bigpokie]

No matter which kind you go with by an extra or two. So if/when I breaks you can find a replacement. I work at a plumbing counter and hear that problem week after week. You can also look into traffic rated floor drains too. May be a little overkill but they hold up to town motors driving over them.