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02-22-2009, 12:40 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Ohio
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Unlevel garage floor/drainage
I have a detached 24'x24' garage and the concrete is far from level. There is a drain in the center of the garage but with the concrete sloping towards the back corner melting snow/ice runs to the corner around my workbench. I tried putting a masonry blade in my circular saw and cut a groove running to the drain but the concrete was just too unlevel and the water ran the wrong direction. Any suggestions on how to improve the drainage or to stop the water from running into the corner?
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02-22-2009, 12:44 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Unlevel garage floor/drainage
Short of overlaying the concrete to get it to pitch toward the drain, I can't think of any way to get water to the drain.
Is the water coming from snow melting off the car, or is it coming in from outside. If it is from outside we might be able to come up with something to keep it from entering the garage.....
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02-22-2009, 02:02 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Ohio
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Unlevel garage floor/drainage
Its just snow/ ice melting off the car.
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02-22-2009, 12:52 PM
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World's Tallest Midget
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Twisp, WA
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Unlevel garage floor/drainage
Hire a slab jacker?
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02-22-2009, 05:23 PM
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Unlevel garage floor/drainage
Floor squeegee? they work well for moving water to where you want it.
Could build it up with epoxy but that would be expensive.
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02-22-2009, 11:50 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Ohio
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Unlevel garage floor/drainage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mort
Hire a slab jacker?
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That idea had crossed my mind but dont know of anybody around here that does it. Ill have to check around. Any idea what something like that would cost?
Im half tempted to just tear this POS garage down and build a bigger and better garage. The garage isnt that old but very poorly built. 
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02-23-2009, 09:07 AM
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Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 567
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Unlevel garage floor/drainage
just resurface the floor,,, the hardest part of the work's prepping the old conc,,, caution - imn-s-hfo, there aren't ANY mtls that'll work at the apron stores,,, call a pro const supply house & ask for polymer-modified cementitious mtl.
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02-23-2009, 06:23 PM
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World's Tallest Midget
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Twisp, WA
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Unlevel garage floor/drainage
I'm not sure how much it would cost, but they advertise it being cheaper than pouring a new slab, for sidewalks and such. It can't be that bad, then.
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02-23-2009, 08:07 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 567
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Unlevel garage floor/drainage
slabjackers/mudpumpers do have their place, mort, but i'd bet this isn't it compar'd to the method i suggest'd,,, we use 'em ( min chg - $500 in atl ) but you're on a string - regular callout's $1,500,,, we did have our own rig for hgwy/airport work but its o'kill for the garage,,, my method's approx $200 at the most in mtls,,, then again, its our work & we're equipp'd for it,,, stay in the truck 
( actually a good suggestion, tho ! )
no habla ' bailout ' 
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