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help name this type of concrete drain Johnny 11-22-2006
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Posted by Johnny on November 22, 2006, 1:04 am
I've spent some time searching but can't find where to buy a precast drain
shape that I'd like to install along the side of my house under some
decking.

What I'm after is the sort of drain that is composed of concrete slabs that
have a slight v in them or a shallow u shape, like the drains often found in
a low point going across a road.
So each piece would be about say 3 feet wide by 3ft or more long and maybe
2in thick with say a 2 in shallow v dipping to the center so 4 inches deep
overall.

A triangle of a 36 inch wide cross section would give the other two sides
as about 18.1 inches and the obtuse angle between them as about 167 degrees.
A simlilarly shallow u shape would also work and seems more common in the
roads.

Someone out there must make these as I see them in the roads and I doubt
they are custom.

Once I have a name for this type of drain it will be much easier to find a
supplier. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Johnny



Posted by Tom Cular on November 22, 2006, 5:37 am
Try ACO Trench Drains
http://www.acousa.com/drain/index.htm

Tom

> I've spent some time searching but can't find where to buy a precast drain
> shape that I'd like to install along the side of my house under some
> decking.
>
> What I'm after is the sort of drain that is composed of concrete slabs
> that
> have a slight v in them or a shallow u shape, like the drains often found
> in
> a low point going across a road.
> So each piece would be about say 3 feet wide by 3ft or more long and maybe
> 2in thick with say a 2 in shallow v dipping to the center so 4 inches
> deep
> overall.
>
> A triangle of a 36 inch wide cross section would give the other two sides
> as about 18.1 inches and the obtuse angle between them as about 167
> degrees.
> A simlilarly shallow u shape would also work and seems more common in the
> roads.
>
> Someone out there must make these as I see them in the roads and I doubt
> they are custom.
>
> Once I have a name for this type of drain it will be much easier to find a
> supplier. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Johnny
>
>



Posted by Johnny on November 22, 2006, 6:31 am
Thanks Tom but I already came across them in my searches. Unless I missed
something they don't seem to have anything akin to what I described. But
thanks anyway.

> Try ACO Trench Drains
> http://www.acousa.com/drain/index.htm
>
> Tom
>
> > I've spent some time searching but can't find where to buy a precast
drain
> > shape that I'd like to install along the side of my house under some
> > decking.
> >
> > What I'm after is the sort of drain that is composed of concrete slabs
> > that
> > have a slight v in them or a shallow u shape, like the drains often
found
> > in
> > a low point going across a road.
> > So each piece would be about say 3 feet wide by 3ft or more long and
maybe
> > 2in thick with say a 2 in shallow v dipping to the center so 4 inches
> > deep
> > overall.
> >
> > A triangle of a 36 inch wide cross section would give the other two
sides
> > as about 18.1 inches and the obtuse angle between them as about 167
> > degrees.
> > A simlilarly shallow u shape would also work and seems more common in
the
> > roads.
> >
> > Someone out there must make these as I see them in the roads and I doubt
> > they are custom.
> >
> > Once I have a name for this type of drain it will be much easier to find
a
> > supplier. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Johnny
> >
> >
>
>



Posted by Johnny on November 22, 2006, 6:35 am
I guess maybe what I want might be better described as a gutter?
I'm looking for something that doesn't have a top and is either rounded
bottom or shallow v shaped bottom.

> Try ACO Trench Drains
> http://www.acousa.com/drain/index.htm
>
> Tom
>
> > I've spent some time searching but can't find where to buy a precast
drain
> > shape that I'd like to install along the side of my house under some
> > decking.
> >
> > What I'm after is the sort of drain that is composed of concrete slabs
> > that
> > have a slight v in them or a shallow u shape, like the drains often
found
> > in
> > a low point going across a road.
> > So each piece would be about say 3 feet wide by 3ft or more long and
maybe
> > 2in thick with say a 2 in shallow v dipping to the center so 4 inches
> > deep
> > overall.
> >
> > A triangle of a 36 inch wide cross section would give the other two
sides
> > as about 18.1 inches and the obtuse angle between them as about 167
> > degrees.
> > A simlilarly shallow u shape would also work and seems more common in
the
> > roads.
> >
> > Someone out there must make these as I see them in the roads and I doubt
> > they are custom.
> >
> > Once I have a name for this type of drain it will be much easier to find
a
> > supplier. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Johnny
> >
> >
>
>



Posted by Robert Allison on November 22, 2006, 8:48 am
Johnny wrote:
> I've spent some time searching but can't find where to buy a precast drain
> shape that I'd like to install along the side of my house under some
> decking.
>
> What I'm after is the sort of drain that is composed of concrete slabs that
> have a slight v in them or a shallow u shape, like the drains often found in
> a low point going across a road.
> So each piece would be about say 3 feet wide by 3ft or more long and maybe
> 2in thick with say a 2 in shallow v dipping to the center so 4 inches deep
> overall.
>
> A triangle of a 36 inch wide cross section would give the other two sides
> as about 18.1 inches and the obtuse angle between them as about 167 degrees.
> A simlilarly shallow u shape would also work and seems more common in the
> roads.
>
> Someone out there must make these as I see them in the roads and I doubt
> they are custom.
>
> Once I have a name for this type of drain it will be much easier to find a
> supplier. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Johnny
>
>

Sorry Johnny, but what you are asking for doesn't exist.
Those ARE custom slopes that you see in the roads. I have
placed many of them. The storm drain cover/grating/opening is
at a controlled heighth and everything around it is designed
to slope to it. There are too many variations in the real
world for there to be a standard basin made for this. On top
of that, even if there were, placing them would be a nightmare
because you would have to design and compact the base under
them to conform to the bottom side of the basin. It is easier
to compact the base and place the concrete, then finish to specs.


--
Robert Allison        
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

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