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Today, 02:43 AM

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Hi all,

Have a problem where the end bay of my garage floods. I have a drain along the front though it is not big enough to handle heavy rain.

Looking at concreting a hump on the outside to prevent the water, only needs to be a couple inches high.

See photo , I have drilled in some reo bars and tied some across to help with strength.

Any experience out there to help me .

Thanks

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Today, 02:45 AM

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Quote:

Hi all,

Have a problem where the end bay of my garage floods. I have a drain along the front though it is not big enough to handle heavy rain.

Looking at concreting a hump on the outside to prevent the water, only needs to be a couple inches high.

See photo , I have drilled in some reo bars and tied some across to help with strength.

Any experience out there to help me .

Thanks

I don't see any photo?

Today, 03:10 AM

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French drain.

Today, 05:54 AM

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Sorry cant work out how to attach a photo....

Today, 09:09 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bemurray

Sorry cant work out how to attach a photo....

Try imgur or photobucket for the picture.

Today, 10:08 AM

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Can you post a picture looking from the garage out across the drive, and same from the top of the drive down to the garage, so you show the slope of it. I would have to say from all appearances, that drain width is either clogged with stone, or too small, if it is not taking on the water from an extreme downpour. A concrete hump is not going to do anything, since the rain when it falls, will still go into the garage. Also, the drive should be sitting lower that the garage slab, so that you do not have water going into it.

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Today, 10:10 AM

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Ayuh,... That drainage grate should be a foot or 2 from the entrance, set into a swale....

I'd reposition that, before pourin' a concrete hump, which will break off, no matter how much rebar ya put in it...

Today, 10:37 AM

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Is the water pooling up in front of the door and running into the garage? Or is it really landing on the pad and leaking under the door?
I run my slabs so right in front of the door is where the aprin begins. That way any water that lands there will be funneled away from the door.
Poring a hump with there may do more harm then good. The reson being any blowing rain will run down the wall and door, the hump will act as a funnel to direct the water under the door.