slope problem

[1989gta]

I have a ranch style home with an attached 2 car. The garage seems to slope away from the house towards the exterior wall rather than towards the street, so in the winter time all the melted snow pools against one wall which is eating away at the sheet rock also i do not want standing water under my stored trans am.

Reading this forum it appears skim coating to level is not a valid solution due to chipping after a few years.

I was thinking about installing a draining system but it seems i would need to install the drain along the side wall which is unconventional.

I'm out of idea's and this problem has plagued me for 4 years now.

Thanks for viewing.

 

[BLUBAYOU]

where is the water coming from?

 

[russlaferrera]

Add more dirt, keep the water from reaching the garage wall.

 

[idoine in toronto]

If I'm understanding correctly it sounds like your saying the interior floor of your garage is sloped to one side instead of towards the door. All the snow that melts off your car while parked inside is pooling against the interior side of one of the exterior walls of an attached garage.

If this is the case you could add a concrete topping slab over your existing slab and slope it towards the door. I would also suggest a raised lip at the edges adjacent to the walls to prevent water from draining off the new slab and ruining the existing sill plates that would now be lower than the "new" slab. It would need to be thick enough to prevent any cracking. A concrete contractor should be able to give you more recommendations.

 

[1989gta]

idoine in toronto

you hit the nail on the head snow is falling off the cars and pooling against a side wall rather than against the garage door and running out when i open it.

thanks for the suggestion

 

[Torque1st]

Check with a foundation company. Depending on the type of construction used you may be able to mudjack the slab.

 

[Junkman]

As a quick temporary solution, you could get some large cardboard boxes and place them on the floor where the water pools. This will absorb the water, and help with the evaporation of the water. One other trick you can do is to drill some holes in the concrete at the edge where the floor meets the wall. That way, any water will seep under the slab and be absorbed by the ground underneath.

 

[1989gta]

drilling holes in the concrete will that create water seepage issues in the spring when the ground is soft?

 

[toadjammer]

There has to be a way that you could put a drain in the middle of the garage. Even if it was just a 3/4" groove cut into the existing slab the whole length. I might question penetrating the slab and leaveing water go under the slab. This could leave to possible soil contamination if there was an inadvertant oil or gas spill and if water seeped down it could freeze and raise and crack the foundation or floor or both.

 

[1989gta]

the majority of the water seems to be towards the middle and front of the garage on the outer wall. What i usually do is chip away the ice by the garage door pull the cardboard and use a broom to sweep the water out of the garage the replace cardboard.
i've been toying with the idea of cutting a trench along the garage door about 10 inches from it like you would see at a carwash putting a drain in that and using a professional floor coating to finish the job.

 

[Kevin54]

A series of a few straight saw cuts would control where the water goes. By running one or two parallel to the car, front to back, would keep the water from going to the side. Also look at the ribbed mats that are sold to park cars on. The ribs will keep the water on the mat. I was looking at them at Menards the other day and for a 7 1/2' x 17' mat was $119.00. The ribs run longways, so it would run from the backwall to the garage door. This along with a ceiling fan would keep the water in check. Mudjacking, as Torque1st stated would be the ideal way, but not all areas have that option. It may also be possible to cut out the side section and repour if you did not want to jackhammer the complete floor out and redo the complete floor

 

[Torque1st]

Basically your foundation or slab has settled over time. The way to fix that depends upon what type of construction you have. If you have a simple slab often used in areas without freezing temperatures then mudjacking will work. If you have a footing with a foundation wall and a slab often used in areas that experience freezing temperatures then a foundation repair company can come in and lift the foundation back into place and stabilize it with piers. If you have a foundation and your slab is thin with no reinforcement both methods may have to be used to properly support the slab.

 

[1989gta]

thanks guys i'll check out the mat and in the spring bring in a concrete guy, the previous owner had a down spout dumping water right by the problem area i added a downspout extender to keep the water away from the foundation if that was the cause its now not getting any worse.

again thanks for all your ideas.

 

[Junkman]

This is a prime example of lack of information by the original poster. Without knowing where the geographical location of the property is, will hamper helping him with a working solution. I am not asking for the street or address, but something as simple as a state location, or if the state has varying degrees of temperatures, then possibly a hint of location, such as Northwest Ohio. The same problem in New Hampshire will require a different solution than the same problem in Florida. New Hampshire has a long freezing winter, and Florida in the winter is like New Hampshire is in the summer....

 

[1989gta]

rather than pointing out the flaws in my post as a senior member wouldn't it be more productive to suggest i finish my profile? Or include more details. Help me get the information people need to give educated advise.

Fyi i filled in the location of my profile.

 

[Junkman]

My point was directed to all that read this post, and to use your original post as an example. It was not meant to do anything other that to help all members to realize that the information neccessary to make an educated and intellegent response to the question, requires full disclosure of the facts. You will notice that the suggestions of correction of the problem are varied, and many of them would be correct in one geographical location, but not applicable in another. As you might note, I gave you my best suggestion based on what you had originally posted. My appologies to you if I offended you in any way.