How To Put A Floor Drain In Concrete

After the concrete has had time to set up remove the can from the new floor drain hole.

How to put a floor drain in concrete.

I show you how we pour a 3 bay garage concrete floor that has 3 trench drains one for each bay. When the concrete floor is pitched to a floor drain all the water runs into the drain keeping the floor dry. In many cases facility builders and managers have to work around pre existing concrete flooring to install their trench drain or slot drain systems. As we pour the concrete we pitch each bay to the trench dra.

We ll set it on the pipe at the correct height and glue it in place. Make sure you bevel the area around the drain spot so that the water won t pool and will instead easily drain into it. Installing a channel drain in existing concrete. Without a drain water just puddles and sits on the floor until it evaporates or is wiped up.

Retrofit a floor with a floor drain by using a hammer and chisel to break away the concrete to form the drain trenches. Add a drain cover. The concrete will be much lighter than the surrounding concrete floor. If you want to make everything a consistent color you can paint the floor or add interlocking flooring.

Add a drain cover. Decide where to place the drain such as down the middle of a garage floor or at the end of a driveway. This is a 6 inch floor drain we install in our concrete floors when the customer wants a drain in their basement. Mix your concrete and smooth it with a trowel.

Remove the coffee can from the concrete once it has set and add a trap and drain cover to complete your work. Use a measuring tape to determine the run for the drainage system. Mark off the installation area for the trench. Despite how it may seem it s actually relatively easy to retrofit a drainage system especially with the right system.

Be sure to remove enough concrete from the area just before the drain pipe to fit a drain trap in line. Install the cover and trap to finish off your new system. After the forms have been set for the new drain system in the floor pour new concrete and allow it to dry.