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Posted by SteveBell on February 4, 2009, 3:59 pm
>Hi, I have a concrete slab poured for my garage floor. The garage is
>detached. Every winter I park cars in the garage and the snow melts
>and pools water on the concrete which also flows towards wooden
>shelves which happily soak up some of the water which makes for a nice
>musty smell.
>Question: How would I go about installing a drain. Also, would it even
>work in the winter? (The garage isn't heated.) I'm afraid if I put a
>hold in the concrete floor somehow, water will actually come up from
>the bottom! :(
>Ideas?
This was discussed a couple of months ago in alt.home.repair. Here's a
pointer to that discussion:
http://www.google.com/url?url=http://groups.google.com/g/61c7feea/t/adcdfc289eccac5b/d/e9682a05d5898167%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3Dgarage%2Bdrain%2Bsand%2B-lamp%23e9682a05d5898167&ei=FQCKSdfwL4Lo-QHlmNWyDA&sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&source=groups&usg=AFQjCNFjm1SmPlETzzApRUimOqAeBHWAkg
Put bricks under your shelf. That problem disappears immediately
It's possible that water would come up from below, but unlikely. Do you
have swampy soil?
Check with concrete companies about grinding a proper 1/4"-per-foot
slope toward the door. The only problem I know with this solution is
that the door might freeze to the concrete.
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Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX USA
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> detached. Every winter I park cars in the garage and the snow melts
> and pools water on the concrete which also flows towards wooden
> shelves which happily soak up some of the water which makes for a nice
> musty smell.
> Question: How would I go about installing a drain. Also, would it even
> work in the winter? (The garage isn't heated.) I'm afraid if I put a
> hold in the concrete floor somehow, water will actually come up from
> the bottom! :(
> Ideas?