just be careful cutting the concrete and installing the drain after the fact.
I just had a driveway installed in front of my garage, and they put drains in front of my doors.
two things they told me they do:
1- put the drains a few feet out from the door. in the event of a massive downpour, it does not puddle at the garage door, but a few feet away.
2- they made the concrete around the drains incredibly thick. I mean the concrete around my drains is probably over a foot thick in certain places. if you cut existing concrete it is never going to be that thick around the drains, so you may have to watch for cracking. I've seen driveways near my house done the same way.
in order to mirror the installations I have seen around me, you would need to bust up approx. 3' out from garage. in the center of that dig the drain "ditch" to place the drain in. in my driveway they allowed for a min of 8" concrete under the drain. so my concrete is 14" thick around the drain.
also, as far as pipe failing. I've had my gutters and French drains run thru underground pipe for probably 40 years (long before I owned the place) and there has never been an issue with water and any freezing. this is in PA.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - The Nuts and Bolts of Fasteners - Part 2 - by Curtis Von Fange. In our previous article we discussed capscrews, bolts, and nuts along with their relative hardness and thread sizes. In this segment we will finish up on our fasteners and then work with ways to keep them from loosening up in the field. Capscrews, bolts and nuts are not the only means of holding two parts together. When dealing with thinner metals like sheet tin, a long bolt and
... [Read Article]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
