How to install a trench drain.
Driveway trench drain installation.
The installation feet will position the drain to set at 6 1 2 inches total height 1 2 below grade.
The drain will be sized and shipped to you in 4 foot sections.
A trench drain is usually found at the edge of a driveway patio or sidewalk and collects water flowing over that surface.
This metal frame is one of the reasons we can offer the 10 year warranty on our driveway trench drain.
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Pin sections together on a flat surface pick the drain up as one unit and set in the trench as shown.
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Our driveway drain has a heavy duty metal frame to ensure long life.
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It then redirects the water much like a roof gutter downspout to another location.
The driveway drain kit comes with built in metal installation clips.
The frame includes welded concrete anchors and a quality powder coated finish.
Trench drains are used to pull water out of your yard and driveway that is pooling.
Trench drain systems collect water from surfaces such as driveways garages walkways and yards keeping them clear from accumulated water or liquid.
Standing water in your yard will of course turn it into a muddy mess.
From my observation driveway drainage problems are the most common so let s talk about how to install a trench drain in an existing driveway.
The problem can vary from being merely a low spot in the drive that causes the pooling of water to the unfortunate deluge of water that enters the garage.
Trench drain systems are also used in streets footpaths airports highways chemical factories wineries historical tourist sites and for hazard spillage.