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Water draining into my garage help
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:56 pm
When the contractor initially built the house, whoever paved the driveway did not slope it enough to flow towards the street and away form the house. Whenever it rains heavily the water will sit and backflow into my garage. What is the best way to fix the issue? There is a construction joint that runs parallel with my garage that I saw cut and helped deepen the joint to assist with water flow and it helped some but not completely. I've thought about adding some additional garage seal at the bottom of the garage to add thickness and keeping additional water out. Any other ideas that may help alleviate the water?
EDIT: The house was built 7 years ago, I am not the original owner.
EDIT: The house was built 7 years ago, I am not the original owner.
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 2:34 pm
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 2:14 pm to TigerSaint1
Tell the contractor to fix it or sue them
Posted on 2/1/19 at 2:15 pm to sleepytime
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Tell the contractor to fix it or sue them
This or get them to install a channel drain
Posted on 2/1/19 at 2:44 pm to TigerSaint1
Plant corn in the water and hunt ducks over it baw... Ole Josh Goins might not be too thrilled about it tho
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 2/1/19 at 3:34 pm to TigerSaint1
French drain
Posted on 2/1/19 at 4:15 pm to TigerSaint1
My house does the same thing.
I bought a garage door threshold seal...Now as long as the garage is shut when it rains hard, no rain seeps in.
I bought a garage door threshold seal...Now as long as the garage is shut when it rains hard, no rain seeps in.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 4:48 pm to Jobo
I thought of this as well. Can you post a picture or link of the one you bought?
Posted on 2/1/19 at 5:02 pm to Jobo
Is it like weather striping?
Posted on 2/1/19 at 5:11 pm to TigerSaint1
Gutters will help throw some of the water away from the driveway, and French drain will take care of the rest.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 7:13 pm to TigerSaint1
I have the same problem and am thinking of getting one of the products on garadry.com.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 8:01 pm to Drury01
I looked at those. My garage is 26’ wide so it will be about $400 but will probably be worth it.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 8:02 pm to Blah Blah Blah Dude
I have gutters, the problem is so much of my roof runs down to two gutters and both flow right to this area.
Thought about French drain but would need to saw cut and make sure it’s flush with my driveway. I would assume the paving is 4” but I doubt it, so would needs to grade it out. I know they sell the 4” channel drain with metal grate at Lowe’s and Home Depot.
Thought about French drain but would need to saw cut and make sure it’s flush with my driveway. I would assume the paving is 4” but I doubt it, so would needs to grade it out. I know they sell the 4” channel drain with metal grate at Lowe’s and Home Depot.
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 2/2/19 at 8:02 am to TigerSaint1
Saw the concrete and install a trench/channel drain. This is the correct fix. Sack up and get it done.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 8:14 am to Capital Cajun
Try a Russian or Irish Drain.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:42 am to TigerSaint1
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I thought of this as well. Can you post a picture or link of the one you bought?
Jobo gave a good recommendation. You should consider doing something like this. You can use a silicone sealant underneath and on both ends (cut for tight fit then silicone) to effectively dam it off. Probably about 1 1/4" will be max height you can find without going commercial.
[/img] While cutting the concrete and installing a grate would no doubt work if you have any available slope the rubber seal is much cheaper and faster and will probably fix it unless your contractor was completely inept.
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:51 am to TigerSaint1
Check out drainage for around pools. Depending on the amount of water you might be able to get away with a smaller cut
Posted on 2/2/19 at 10:13 am to TigerSaint1
Can you post a picture of the area around outside the garage?
Posted on 2/2/19 at 4:39 pm to TigerSaint1
I have tried all kinds of shite for situations like this. My fix of choice is now to just have someone overlay the existing garage floor with another layer of concrete, raising the elevation a couple of inches. Doesn't cost much and it really only adds to the structural integrity of the garage.
Posted on 2/2/19 at 5:09 pm to MrLSU
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Try a Russian or Irish Drain.
They are made of potatoes and don't last long..
The headache will leave you famished
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 2/4/19 at 9:12 am to Tridentds
Do you have a link or website where you found this one?
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