Solution for water pooling in middle of garage

[pcmxci]

Hi guys,

Long time lurker and admirer of all of your guys' work on this forum. I'm still a bit of a beginner in DIY, especially on the home improvement side. I'm much more apt at automobile work and have been handy with anything from transmission valve body work to interior electronics in my previous BMW 328i and my current 911.

I currently am redoing parts of my garage and have an issue with my floor. It is bare concrete with some imperfections here and there but the primary problem is that water tends to pool in the middle of my floor. Because there is no drainage system in the garage and no cutouts in the flooring, the water just tends to stay there. I want to lay something like Swisstrax but with the water problem, I'm afraid to do so. What are some solutions to this? I'm really sorry if this is a really basic question.

Pete

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi,
The easiest way to fix this is with a self leveling skim coat product like Laticrete, Ardex, CMP, or similar. Make sure to use the compatible primer if required by the mfgr.

 

[pcmxci]

Hi Armorpoxy,

When using a product like that, does the floor need to be refinished afterwards with a machine grinder or is it pretty much good to go immediately afterwards?

Pete

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

No easy feat. May want to consult a good tile installer, they have the tools to do this correctly.

 

[pcmxci]

Gotcha, thanks Scotty

Pete

 

[Armorpoxy]

We would recommend protecting it with an epoxy type product or sealer. A light sanding is usually all that is needed, no need to grind it.

 

[Mister68]

Unless you’re washing your cars inside your garage the quickest and cheapest solution would be to find the deepest point in the standing water and drill down through the slab. I had the same issue in my garage with snow melting off my vehicles and it worked fine. The low volume of slow draining water isn’t likely to wash out the gravel base under your floor.

 

[pcmxci]

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm looking into porcelain tile as a flooring option so leveling the floor seems like an appropriate thing to do during prep. All in all, still an idea in progress.

Pete