NDS channel drains

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

OK,

I'm in the planning stages of my attached garage and want to know if anyone has used these? If you have where did you locate them in your floor? Across in front of doors (parallel to the doors) or centered under the cars (perpendicular to the doors) ? obviously allittle slope to the channel but it is only for parking - No lift in future - will build another shop for that.

I was thinking of putting a 10' section under where each vehicle would be parked for snow melt and washing cars. I am in Michigan so it makes sense to do something. Our house is on a sand hill and I would run the drain line to sunlight on the edge of the hill.

You can find them both at Lowes and Home Depot.

http://www.ndspro.com/cms/index.php/6-DRAINAGE/PROFILE-CHANNEL-DRAINS.html

 

[rsanter]

I used to work for NDS
they have a tech line that can help. I belive the number is 888-824-4716. if I am wrong just look for the number on the web page

bob

 

[kbs2244]

They work fine if you have enough verticlal drop to drain them.
I would check with the local code people before you do what you plan.
They often do not like garage floor drains going untreated.
They are afraid of oil, antifreez, etc getting dumped down them.

 

[boiler7904]

KBS is right. You need to see if the local AHJ will even allow a drain in the garage without treating the runoff. Not likely but you never know.

If you run the drains the length of the car, you'll need less pitch to get water to move to them.

Whatever you end up buying, make sure that the channel and grating are rated for the heaviest type of traffic that will be in the garage whether that's a VW bug, a fullsize truck / suv, or a motorhome. It's easy to use the heavy duty version now but it'll **** to have to replace a light duty channel just because it was a little cheaper up front.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Yeah, I will have to have everything approved, as the township is zoned so all construction gets inspected. I will do up some drawings and have them reviewed before moving forward on anything.

The township I grew up in has no zoning, do what ever you want.

 

[shunting]

My bother has done a lot of concrete work over the years. He claims they have had too many "call backs" over the cheap plastic drains like this. He gets the heavy duty metal ones from concrete supply houses. Quite a bit more money but they last a lot longer. I would hate to have to replace one of those. Jut my .02.

 

[Moodster]

I've installed probably 200 feet of these drains. They work well but you need a good slope otherwise you'll be cleaning them out a lot. Leaves, sticks, etc tend to get stuck in the grates and stuff will pile up behind them. I installed them at the bottom of a long drive that slopes entirely downhill. In a good downpour the collection point will look like a flushing toilet.

David

 

[rsanter]

NDS used to do the 'shop drawings' for the customer. I would think they still do

bob

 

[Ger12]

I used ACO drain when I replaced the concrete floor in my attatched garage over 20 years ago. It runs parallel to the overhead door, just a few inches inside. It's made of a poly cast concrete with steel grates. Got it from an area concrete supply house. Their web site is acousa.com

 

[Burl]

The guys who did my driveway a couple years ago installed NDS plastic drains. They seem to work well except for one thing. The holes for the water to drain are parallel to the flow of the water, not perpendictular, so when the water comes to the grates, a lot of it goes right over the grate, not into the holes in the grates. I do highway drainage for a living and these grates are designed absolutely opposite of how they should be. Even the other brands that I have seen are the same.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Good input guys, more than likely it will only be snow/ice melt and car washing that will go down my drains. And the house sets on a sand hill so having plenty of fall from the garage is not a problem.

I think we are going to get an offer on our old house this week, wish me luck and I might be building my garage this spring as planned!!!!!!

 

[5wndwcpe]

Woo Hoo! Good luck.