So, I've seen this problem posted a few places but have yet to find an
easy and inexpensive stop-gap solution.

I have a 2-car garage. My garage floor is just a concrete slab (no
drain). In theory, it should angle slightly towards the front and
center, but it is imperfect and when snow and ice falls off the car,
what happens is from some places it moves toward the garage door or
stays where it is (both fine), but from other places it moves toward
the back or sides of the garage.

I'm perfectly happy to take a broom or squeegee when necessary and
push the water out the front. But because of lack of storage space
elsewhere in the hose (no attic, tiny basement), I tend to store a lot
of stuff in the garage. I have a various shelving units both in the
back and sides of my garage. I've raised these wooden units up off
the floor with bricks, but water will pool underneath these things and
I can not easily get it out. Not to mention that some stuff is just
on the floor.

For the past few years, I've been using these vinyl car-pads (http://
www.carpad.com/carpads.html) under the cars to contain the water, and
then I push it out when necessary. But they have deteriorated, and
don't hold the water as well any more, not to mention that they have
bunched up in certain places making it difficult to push the water
out. Also, they tend to stay wet underneath all winter, which can't
be good for concrete slab. And they're kind of pricey.

It would be nice to make a shallow (1-2") berm around the area where
the cars are parked. Then the water wouldn't get to my storage area,
and I could just push it out when necessary. This product looks like
it could do the trick (http://www.newpig.com/en_US/st/
2LHBCONTAINMENTBERMS.html), but it seems ridiculously expensive for
what you get.

Any tips on how to resolve this problem quickly, easily and
inexpensively?

Thanks.

-Jonathan

JJ wrote in
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2LHBCONTAINMENTBERMS.html

Bite the bullet and have a concrete grinder slope the concrete
properly. You'll be done and never have to worry about it again.

Alternatively, have a concrete company put a skim layer on top. These
aren't always successful, since they can delaminate.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

"SteveBell" wrote:

Bite the bullet and have a concrete grinder slope the concrete
properly. You'll be done and never have to worry about it again.

Alternatively, have a concrete company put a skim layer on top. These
aren't always successful, since they can delaminate.

There are also companies that will hydrojack the slab. Basically, that involves
drilling holes and injecting enough slurry to regain the slope that should be
there. Not particularly expensive, but it does require a crew that knows how to
do it as it is easy to break the slab if you do it wrong.

"JJ" wrote in message
...
So, I've seen this problem posted a few places but have yet to find an
easy and inexpensive stop-gap solution.

I have a 2-car garage. My garage floor is just a concrete slab (no
drain). In theory, it should angle slightly towards the front and
center, but it is imperfect and when snow and ice falls off the car,
what happens is from some places it moves toward the garage door or
stays where it is (both fine), but from other places it moves toward
the back or sides of the garage.

I'm perfectly happy to take a broom or squeegee when necessary and
push the water out the front. But because of lack of storage space
elsewhere in the hose (no attic, tiny basement), I tend to store a lot
of stuff in the garage. I have a various shelving units both in the
back and sides of my garage. I've raised these wooden units up off
the floor with bricks, but water will pool underneath these things and
I can not easily get it out. Not to mention that some stuff is just
on the floor.

For the past few years, I've been using these vinyl car-pads (http://
www.carpad.com/carpads.html) under the cars to contain the water, and
then I push it out when necessary. But they have deteriorated, and
don't hold the water as well any more, not to mention that they have
bunched up in certain places making it difficult to push the water
out. Also, they tend to stay wet underneath all winter, which can't
be good for concrete slab. And they're kind of pricey.

It would be nice to make a shallow (1-2") berm around the area where
the cars are parked. Then the water wouldn't get to my storage area,
and I could just push it out when necessary. This product looks like
it could do the trick (http://www.newpig.com/en_US/st/
2LHBCONTAINMENTBERMS.html), but it seems ridiculously expensive for
what you get.

Any tips on how to resolve this problem quickly, easily and
inexpensively?

Thanks.

-Jonathan

Don't know how permanent you want it or how fancy but, how about making the
berm with a row of small bricks? If those are too thick, they sell some that
are half the thickness. Just cement them down or if that's too permanent use
a couple of beads of bathroom caulk in the tube or silicone or Liquid nails.
If you want it smaller and low, how about using the frame material that they
sell for plastic lattice and stick that down?

"Forrest" wrote in message
...

"JJ" wrote in message
...
So, I've seen this problem posted a few places but have yet to find an
easy and inexpensive stop-gap solution.

I have a 2-car garage. My garage floor is just a concrete slab (no
drain). In theory, it should angle slightly towards the front and
center, but it is imperfect and when snow and ice falls off the car,
what happens is from some places it moves toward the garage door or
stays where it is (both fine), but from other places it moves toward
the back or sides of the garage.

I'm perfectly happy to take a broom or squeegee when necessary and
push the water out the front. But because of lack of storage space
elsewhere in the hose (no attic, tiny basement), I tend to store a lot
of stuff in the garage. I have a various shelving units both in the
back and sides of my garage. I've raised these wooden units up off
the floor with bricks, but water will pool underneath these things and
I can not easily get it out. Not to mention that some stuff is just
on the floor.

For the past few years, I've been using these vinyl car-pads (http://
www.carpad.com/carpads.html) under the cars to contain the water, and
then I push it out when necessary. But they have deteriorated, and
don't hold the water as well any more, not to mention that they have
bunched up in certain places making it difficult to push the water
out. Also, they tend to stay wet underneath all winter, which can't
be good for concrete slab. And they're kind of pricey.

It would be nice to make a shallow (1-2") berm around the area where
the cars are parked. Then the water wouldn't get to my storage area,
and I could just push it out when necessary. This product looks like
it could do the trick (http://www.newpig.com/en_US/st/
2LHBCONTAINMENTBERMS.html), but it seems ridiculously expensive for
what you get.

Any tips on how to resolve this problem quickly, easily and
inexpensively?

Thanks.

-Jonathan

Don't know how permanent you want it or how fancy but, how about making the
berm with a row of small bricks? If those are too thick, they sell some that
are half the thickness. Just cement them down or if that's too permanent use a
couple of beads of bathroom caulk in the tube or silicone or Liquid nails. If
you want it smaller and low, how about using the frame material that they sell
for plastic lattice and stick that down?

They make a rubber wire casing for use where wires must be placed on floors
where people walk. That could be caulked to the floor to form a berm that would
probaly last well and be a lot cheaper than the thing the OP had.

http://cableorganizer.com/cord-protector/in.html

Cut the corners at 45 degrees and caulk the joints.

Thanks for the suggestions. I like the idea of caulking down some
kind of barrier (like the suggested rubber wire conduit). If I decide
to go this route, What kind of caulk should I use? Will my garage
floor need to be dry and warm in order for this to work? The odds of
the floor being totally dry any time soon are slim. And It hasn't got
out of the 30s during the day here in the past 12 days, and there's no
sign of it warming up any time soon. At night it's been in the teens
and twenties (down to single digits one night). Much colder than
usual for this time of year here in central NY. The garage is usually
a bit warmer than outside, but usually only about 5 - 10 degrees at
most.

Thanks.

-Jonathan

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Any tips on how to resolve this problem quickly, easily and
inexpensively?

Thanks.

-Jonathan




Knowing nothing about correcting concrete problems, I would be inclined to
lay down some indoor/outdoor carpet. We have some outside our front
door that has no adhesive and hasn't curled or caused problems. It would
soak up a fair amount of water and probably dry if door left open a while.
Only problem I would foresee would be very cold weather when it might
build up ice. If it gets too wet, drag it outside to dry out. Not very
expensive for low loop nap.

JJ wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions. I like the idea of caulking down some
kind of barrier (like the suggested rubber wire conduit). If I decide
to go this route, What kind of caulk should I use? Will my garage
floor need to be dry and warm in order for this to work? The odds of
the floor being totally dry any time soon are slim. And It hasn't got
out of the 30s during the day here in the past 12 days, and there's no
sign of it warming up any time soon. At night it's been in the teens
and twenties (down to single digits one night). Much colder than
usual for this time of year here in central NY. The garage is usually
a bit warmer than outside, but usually only about 5 - 10 degrees at
most.

Thanks.

-Jonathan
I've done this by laying concrete bricks end to end around the area I
wanted to contain. It's easiest to use a tube of urethane caulk in a
caulking gun. Urethane needs moisture to cure so a damp floor is fine.

"Boden" wrote in message
...
JJ wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions. I like the idea of caulking down some
kind of barrier (like the suggested rubber wire conduit). If I decide
to go this route, What kind of caulk should I use? Will my garage
floor need to be dry and warm in order for this to work? The odds of
the floor being totally dry any time soon are slim. And It hasn't got
out of the 30s during the day here in the past 12 days, and there's no
sign of it warming up any time soon. At night it's been in the teens
and twenties (down to single digits one night). Much colder than
usual for this time of year here in central NY. The garage is usually
a bit warmer than outside, but usually only about 5 - 10 degrees at
most.

Thanks.

-Jonathan
I've done this by laying concrete bricks end to end around the area I wanted
to contain. It's easiest to use a tube of urethane caulk in a caulking gun.
Urethane needs moisture to cure so a damp floor is fine.

I also would recommend urethane caulk. It's hard to find these days, though.
H.D. and Lowes don't seem to have it these days. I just got some at a
construction supply place.

Whatever the O.P. does, if it's really cold,it will take a long time to cure. It
would need to be cured before driving over it.

Thanks for the tips. I looked at the gazillions of different caulks
they had at Lowes, and even the one that mentioned eurethane, claimed
it needed to be dry to cure. I didn't see any caulks there that
needed moisture to cure. I'll probably just suffer through this winter
and see if I can apply a fix in the warmer weather.

I shouldn't ever have to drive over the caulk - but I would be using a
push-broom or squeegee near it to push the water towards the front of
the garage.

-Jonathan


I also would recommend urethane caulk. It's hard to find these days, though.
H.D. and Lowes don't seem to have it these days. I just got some at a
construction supply place.

Whatever the O.P. does, if it's really cold,it will take a long time to cure. It
would need to be cured before driving over it.

"JJ" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the tips. I looked at the gazillions of different caulks
they had at Lowes, and even the one that mentioned eurethane, claimed
it needed to be dry to cure. I didn't see any caulks there that
needed moisture to cure. I'll probably just suffer through this winter
and see if I can apply a fix in the warmer weather.

Urethane does need moisture to cure, but not very much. Just the moisture in the
air.

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:04:35 -0800, "Bob F"
wrote:


"JJ" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the tips. I looked at the gazillions of different caulks
they had at Lowes, and even the one that mentioned eurethane, claimed
it needed to be dry to cure. I didn't see any caulks there that
needed moisture to cure. I'll probably just suffer through this winter
and see if I can apply a fix in the warmer weather.

Urethane does need moisture to cure, but not very much. Just the moisture in the
air.


Look for a butyl caulk (bitch-a-thane), They make cars, buses, box
cars trains, and planes with it.. Said to "stick to a ball of lard"!

Price may be up past $7.00 a tube now.

responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...or-344587-.htm
coach bob wrote:
Not sure if you found a good solution yet, but figured I would forward you
some info about a garage door seal that seals the gaps between your garage
door and an uneven garage floor. The snirtstopper worked for us to close
the gap on a roll up door for a shed. We were going to try the
hydrojacking, but decided against it because of the freezing and concrete
heaving we get here in Minnesota. The snirtstopper turned out to be easy
to install with self tapping screws, and when the concrete started heaving
this past winter, we simply backed some of the screws out, and then
adjusted the seal to reach to the concrete again...which was well over 2
inches. They have a website to order from and a yahoo email address too.
The seal was invented by a small company run by some local veterans in
town here.

I agree that hydrojacking your concrete slab is a good option to get your floor leveled. I had it done in my garage after the building was complete. For the garage door, a snirtstopper garage door seal will take care of that gap you have. Attached is a before and after pic from their website...a picture is worth a million words. Hope this helps.

On Jul 9, 11:44*pm, coach bob
wrote:
responding tohttp://www.homeownershub.com/maintenance/uneven-garage-floor-344587-.htmcoach bob wrote:

Not sure if you found a good solution yet, but figured I would forward you
some info about a garage door seal that seals the gaps between your garage
door and an uneven garage floor. *The snirtstopper worked for us to close
the gap on a roll up door for a shed. We were going to try the
hydrojacking, but decided against it because of the freezing and concrete
heaving we get here in Minnesota. *The snirtstopper turned out to be easy
to install with self tapping screws, and when the concrete started heaving
this past winter, we simply backed some of the screws out, and then
adjusted the seal to reach to the concrete again...which was well over 2
inches. *They have a website to order from and a yahoo email address too.
The seal was invented by a small company run by some local veterans in
town here.

Given that it's been 4 years, maybe he's moved by now.
In case he hasn't, another solution is to just leave the
cars outside when they have so much snow and ice
on them that it's going to create a flood in the garage.

On Jul 10, 8:18*am, "
wrote:
On Jul 9, 11:44*pm, coach bob
wrote:


....snip...


Given that it's been 4 years, maybe he's moved by now.
In case he hasn't, another solution is to just leave the
cars outside when they have so much snow and ice
on them that it's going to create a flood in the garage.

Not only did "coach bob" respond to a 4 year old post, he also
responded with a solution to a problem that the OP never mentioned.

The OP wanted to build a berm to prevent water flowing from his inside-
the-garage vehicles to the back of the garage, not seal a gap betweeen
the door and the floor.

Methinks "coach bob" is a spammer since his email address includes the
product he is suggesting as a solution to a non-existant problem.

bud-- wrote in
eb.com:

On 7/10/2012 9:20 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Jul 10, 8:18 am,
wrote:
On Jul 9, 11:44 pm, coach
wrote:


...snip...


Given that it's been 4 years, maybe he's moved by now.
In case he hasn't, another solution is to just leave the
cars outside when they have so much snow and ice
on them that it's going to create a flood in the garage.

Not only did "coach bob" respond to a 4 year old post, he also
responded with a solution to a problem that the OP never mentioned.

The OP wanted to build a berm to prevent water flowing from his
inside- the-garage vehicles to the back of the garage, not seal a gap
betweeen the door and the floor.

Methinks "coach bob" is a spammer since his email address includes
the product he is suggesting as a solution to a non-existant problem.

Spam???

From the homemoaners hub???

What is the world coming to?


I'm starting to think maybe I should remove them from my trusted site
list?