Drain design and construction very bad

[Mojo12345]

Hi everyone the driveway of the house I recently brought needs a new channel drain as water is soaking underneath the garage door into the garage.

The driveway has a fall, slant towards the house so I think the channel drain should be nearest to house rather then away, also what type of channel drain is good to use?

Also the gutter for the rainwater is located in the garage, my concern is the channel drain and piping may be to deep to connect to the rainwater gutter?

Was think of the channel drain running along the length where I marked the yellow arrow, the previous channel drain is terribly designed

Any ideas or help would be great thank you

 

[Notch7]

Have you got washing machine waste going into an aco?

Ive not seen that one before

 

[^woody^]

How is water getting up that step from the drive level to the top of the concrete slab?

Your problem is drainage from the channel, not the channel itself.

 

[Mojo12345]

Have you got washing machine waste going into an aco?

Ive not seen that one before

what’s an aco?

 

[Notch7]

what’s an aco?

Common brand of drainage channel.

https://www.aco.co.uk/channel-drainage

 

[Mojo12345]

Ok don’t know if I have an aco or not

 

[Notch7]

Ok don’t know if I have an aco or not

It doesnt matter -I was just referring to the drainage channel that seems to have a pipe discharging into it -or taking water from it I dont know.

Where does the drainage channel water go?

 

[Mojo12345]

It’s supposed to be taking water from it and it goes to the rainwater outlet in the garage it has been made incorrectly as the channel drain should have the outlet at the bottom of the drain not above the surface, hence the reason for me needing to change it

 

[Notch7]

It’s supposed to be taking water from it and it goes to the rainwater outlet in the garage it has been made incorrectly as the channel drain should have the outlet at the bottom of the drain not above the surface, hence the reason for me needing to change it

You need to find where the gully in the garage goes and connect into it.

If it comes forward and goes under the drive, that is ok, if it goes to the rear garden, you need to decide what to do.

 

[Mojo12345]

How do I find this out the direction of the gully? Thanks

 

[Nige F]

Those old gulleys outlets are in the direction of one face of the square top you see. That counts out 2 sides ( going back under the house) so carefully put a gloved hand down the side you think and if you reach the bottom with your fingertips - it's the other one that stops short of the bottom - that's the outlet

 

[Leofric]

Is it a combined drainage system anyway