Garage Floor Repair

[Chambokl]

Hey Pop...

I am no expert... just an idea I was thinking about.

Set it up like a dry well. Make a hole in the cement slab, dig to about 8 feet and put a pipe in there and a nice cover on it. The water will go down the drain and into the soil. I would go to 8 feet so it is under the freezing level ...

So all you have is a 6" to 8" (diameter) pipe going down to about 8 feet. If you have rock under your garage... it is a lot harder. If it is sand or clay... not that hard to do. You could rent a machine to dig this 8 foot hole.

Hope you can understand... Maybe somebody will have a reason why this is completely insane...

[orangeTANG]

Chambokl, although not insane I do believe it is against code. I don't believe you are allowed any sort of drain in your garage floor in the fear that gasoline or other chemicals are allowed to seep into the soil.

I might be wrong, its just what I remember hearing.

[Chambokl]

Yes, but I think this is a city bylaw (or maybe provincial). So it is different depending where you are living.

[poppadon56]

No can do in Ottawa/Orleans. When I had the house built in '89 wanted to put a drain in then but couldn't because of code.

[jbraden]

Hey Pop...

I am no expert... just an idea I was thinking about.

Set it up like a dry well. Make a hole in the cement slab, dig to about 8 feet and put a pipe in there and a nice cover on it. The water will go down the drain and into the soil. I would go to 8 feet so it is under the freezing level ...

So all you have is a 6" to 8" (diameter) pipe going down to about 8 feet. If you have rock under your garage... it is a lot harder. If it is sand or clay... not that hard to do. You could rent a machine to dig this 8 foot hole.

Hope you can understand... Maybe somebody will have a reason why this is completely insane...

this is a big help! got the same situation with my garage floor now and I'm not an expert on this matter. I'll try your suggestion here and hope it will work.