Installing a channel drain in existing concrete.
How to put a drain in an existing concrete floor.
Planning drainage for an existing floor.
Despite how it may seem it s actually relatively easy to retrofit a drainage system especially with the right system.
In many cases facility builders and managers have to work around pre existing concrete flooring to install their trench drain or slot drain systems.
The process is not hard but it does take some time and the use of heavy equipment since you will have to break through the existing concrete to put the new floor drain in.
New floors are easier to plan as you can lay out the pipes in place and then install the floor over top.
In some cases you will have no option but to install the device into an existing concrete floor.
Use a trap to make sure that cleaning your drain is as easy as possible.
You can hire someone to saw a trench in the concrete floor from where the drain will be to where the drain pipe will exit the building.
Installing a drainage system into the patio can drain the water away removing any potential problems and making the patio safer.
Installing a floor drain into an existing concrete slab will require some sawing of the concrete.