Installing a Garage Floor Drain

[ultgar]

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[Wile1Coyote]

UltGar that was during your garage renovation, correct?

We actually have the opposite problem here. I cannot drain the garage area to the yard I must hook to the city sewer for treatment of the runoff. No real way to retrofit to my exisiting home easily so I just have it filed away for when we build our next house, Thanks for posting those though as it made me think about lift post placement in regards to radiant floor heat tubes underneath. Hadn't though about that before.

 

[detailbarn]

Ultgar , do you sell those floor drains , if not can you tell me the brand and where I might be able to find them. They are extremely nice units and I'd like to incorporate them into my floor when I have it redone. Thanks

 

[ultgar]

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[gb387]

Utgar.... Not to change the topic but I love that celling. Say what are those white rectangular looking things on the slanted part of the celling. Speakers some type of skylight, lights? I see 4 in this photo two in the front of the garage and on on the left the other on the right.

Every time I see your garage it amazes me! Its great to see what you have done to make your garage a garage! Thanks for all the posts hope to see more.

 

[240kid]

nice setup, and great job with the back yard, you would never even think there is a tank under that yard.

just out of curiosity, what would a tripple basin tank run?

 

[ultgar]

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[OI812]

ultgar,

Nice looking garage!!! Nice looking floor drains!!!!! Believe me when I say I have seen a ton of floor drains, and those are really nice ones.

If your thinking of drains in your garage make sure you check with local codes. Some states will let you drain to grade if it doesn't create a problem. Some state require a oil interceptor drain, and some a sand interceptor drain. Those devices are actually built into the floor drain. Some state require a garage catch basin, and all drains go to that first before the sewer.

If you decide on drains one recomendation it to make sure the top is traffic rated.

 

[Roadster]

Here's are some pics and comments detailing my drain installation......see http://www.ultimategarage.com/drains.htm .

Dead link.

 

[casaleenie]

I'm just in the process of building a detached garage for the new house.. I planned ahead and had two drains installed into the sanitary sewer.. total was $500. for the first drain and $250. for the second one. I can see where it would cost 10K to have them installed after the fact..

 

[armoredsaintt]

wow! by looking at pics of your garage, I think it moved... My new house is still being built and I found out by city code a floor drain is not allowed.

 

[Satatic]

wow! by looking at pics of your garage, I think it moved... My new house is still being built and I found out by city code a floor drain is not allowed.

Install it, pour, then set stuff over the drain. Run the pipe outside and cap it off and burry it. Get your house done, septic/sewer done. Get everythign inspected. Then after thats all done dig up your pipe and run in to the sewer/septic. Seen it done many times, participated a in a few.

 

[52 M37]

I really like that drain setup especially with the strainer.

Really nice use of headroom also.

Rich

 

[casaleenie]

I know my drains couldn't be connected to the storm sewer and had to be tied into the sanitary.
I do like the idea of installing the drains for later connection

 

[a462goat]

Floor drains

Now that the building inspector has come and gone, I can reveal what I did. Had a dry well dug and filled with 10 cubic yards of drain rock, and tied in 2 floor drains and sink with 3" drain pipe. Covered the drains with duct tape, and put 1/2" of concrete over the top of them.

Something just seem wrong in taking a hammer to brand new concrete!

 

[DynoDave]

I know a couple of folks that have taken this approach, and it works nicely. I take it you didn't have to worry about an inspector coming by where you are at?

 

[a462goat]

I waited until after my final to break out the concrete, no further inspections by the building dept. are required.

 

[DynoDave]

I guess I was thinking more about before, while you have the trench with the pipe in it, before the slab was poured. Either way, a drain is a very handy thing to have. Congratulations on a great looking shop.

 

[a462goat]

Thanks, I'm working on filling it up with my tools and supplies that I haven't seen since I moved a year and a half ago It's kind of like Christmas for a kid!