Now that the new woodshop is finished and we can actually park cars in the garage that's attached to the house, I have a problem. Water from snow melt runs everywhere. The garage floor is inexplicably level and not sloped towards the doors. There are low spots in one corner and near the center at the wall away from the doors and near the door to the house. The garage floor is level with the basement floor. The snow and slush is creating a huge mess.
The normal solution is to put a trench drain near the doors to drain off water as it flows towards the doors, but because the floor isn't sloped this isn't an option. I tried a couple of CarPadz but those were torn up by the crushed limestone from our driveway that the cars tracked in and subsequently leaked.
I looked into the "right" solution which would be tearing up the concrete and having a new floor poured with appropriate slope and floor drains. This is a $6,000 option and not in the budget although it would allow me to insulate and add a vapor barrier under the concrete. I can't pour over the top of the existing concrete because the ceiling height barely allows the truck in as it is.
Any suggestions for a cheaper option? This garage is now only for cars and lawn equipment.
The normal solution is to put a trench drain near the doors to drain off water as it flows towards the doors, but because the floor isn't sloped this isn't an option. I tried a couple of CarPadz but those were torn up by the crushed limestone from our driveway that the cars tracked in and subsequently leaked.
I looked into the "right" solution which would be tearing up the concrete and having a new floor poured with appropriate slope and floor drains. This is a $6,000 option and not in the budget although it would allow me to insulate and add a vapor barrier under the concrete. I can't pour over the top of the existing concrete because the ceiling height barely allows the truck in as it is.
Any suggestions for a cheaper option? This garage is now only for cars and lawn equipment.
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