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How to make a speedbump-like concrete dam?
On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:16:23 -0400, Tom Gardner mars@tacks wrote:
On 10/14/2011 10:50 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote: On Oct 14, 2:41 am, Tom Gardnermars@tacks wrote: On 10/13/2011 9:24 PM, Ignoramus21718 wrote: My factory building has two bay type garage doors. One of them faces a parking lot, which happens to be so very slightly above the floor level inside the building. So, during a rain, wates ingresses the building. I knew about it when I bought the place and this is basically not that big of a deal, as water goes into a drain, and it is not a lot of it. The place used to have an asphalt speedbump-like dam, that let trucks drive over it and yet kept water out of the building. That structure is in shambles now and, so, water gets in. I would like to do it the right way, to keep water out, and to be able to drive over it. What should I do, call a concrete guy, asphalt guy, DIY, or what? What sort of structure has a good chance of having a long life expectancy and keep water out? i I have the same problem once or twice a year when the drain gets overwhelmed. We have a small forklift on that side with small tires so I can't put any permanent obstruction there. So, we have a pile of sandbags on each side of the door and can quickly place them if it's raining extremely hard or if a storm is expected in the night. It's very cheap and works perfectly.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What if no storm is expected an it's a holiday morning or you're dressed in the "Sunday go to meeting" clothes as that unexpected storm blows through? Can you honestly tell use that you been able to get the sandbags in place just prior to the "once or twice a year" that your drain are about to get overwhelmed? Do the bags result in the shut down of your operation since the forklift can't get over the sandbags? Yep, I've had to drive the 20 miles to put sandbags in the doorway. There is a trench with a steel grate there too but the drain pipe goes straight through that part of the building, two floor drains are on that pipe, then it goes out the back and dumps on the rail siding. The pipe is only 4"...it should have been a LOT bigger! Sooooo, why didn't you add another 4" pipe for the downstream downpipe? (Sorry if I injected logic into the forum.) -- Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving. -- Albert Einstein |
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