Blocked or Insufficient Driveway Drainage? Garage Flooding?
Have you ever experienced flooding or water infiltration in your garage or basement? Inadequate or non-functioning driveway drains can lead to long term property damage.
In the Montreal area, we are subjected to extreme weather conditions that range from heavy rains to melting snow and ice. There are many homes with driveways that slope down from the street to the house, these homes are more susceptible to drainage problems. It is important to regularly clean and maintain your drain making sure you have the proper driveway drainage solutions in place.
A trench drain, sometimes called a linear drain or channel drain, can be installed where the driveway meets the garage. This type of drain is long and narrow and runs the entire width of the driveway. A trench drain is covered by a metal grate to keep it free of debris that could clog the pipe.
Trench drains are installed in concrete, brick and uni-stone hardscapes. They are linear surface drains and are usually built at the edge of slopes such as driveways to intercept and discharge water. Trench drains contain small grate openings or grates along its surface, catching and moving water away from the property. The grate openings themselves can be large or small, depending on the homeowner’s needs and the anticipated volume and strength of water being channeled.
The main benefit of these linier drains is that they help to control water and prevent flooding around hard surface areas including pools, sidewalks, wash-down areas, driveways and patios. Expensive concrete work can weaken and begin to deteriorate due to excess moisture and flooding, and channel drains prevent water from pooling in garages, damaging foundations or spilling into houses.
