Garage Floor Drain Box

The inspiration for this column came from unexpected comments about a brief mention of garage floor drains in my december 1 2019 askthebuilder newsletter.

Garage floor drain box.

There are 2 types of garage floor drains a standard square or round drain and a trench or channel drain. Round drain grate has an open surface area of 5 3 sq. Kit includes a two opening catch basin drain. The round drain grate also known as a drain cover is ideal for draining light flows of stormwater from small lawns landscaped areas patios and walkways.

Add to list click to add item nds spee d channel drain 3 and 4 offset end outlet to your list. Installing a garage floor drain is a convenient way of controlling any water that drips off your car and onto the concrete floor. Installing a floor drain in a garage. Compare click to add item nds spee d channel drain 3 and 4 offset end outlet to the compare list.

And flow rate of 16 gpm. Click to add item nds spee d channel drain 3 and 4 offset end outlet to the compare list. A metal grate is set over the drain entry hole and the garage floor around the drain slopes into the drain area. A garage can be a messy place and keeping it clean is much less complicated if you can simply wash down the floor and allow the water to run into a floor drain.

Garage floor drain ideas time tested technology. 2 outlet adapters to connect to 3 in. Grate is made of solid brass and the collar is made of polyvinyl chloride a type of plastic. Linear shower drain 24 inch horizontal 2 inch side outlet modern 304 stainless steel floor drain with 2 in 1 shower drain cover and detailed instructions includes hair strainer for linear drain 4 9 out of 5 stars 22.

Standard square or round garage floor drain. These type of drains can be of minimum 6 inches to maximum about 1 foot in size. A garage drain is also great for rinsing and cleaning the garage floor so all the dirty water doesn t end up on the driveway. Catch basin grate to block debris from clogging your drain pipes.

Open surface area 121 gpm flow rate. Another side benefit of having garage floor drains is that you. Basin made of polypropylene grate made of polyethylene treated with uv inhibitors. The drainpipe exits out the side of the box drain and the bottom of the pipe is about 1 5 inches up from the bottom of the box.