How To Install A Floor Drain In Barn

The first step to installing a french drain is to dig the trench.

How to install a floor drain in barn.

The size of the trench varies but typically a trench 5 to 6 wide and 8 to 12 deep will suffice for most situations. When the floor needs scrubbing with soap and water and hand clean up thats about all the use these drains will ever see. The purpose of this video is to document the location of old and new underground lines for future reference. Screw a drain cover over the end of the tubing as it approaches daylight to keep critters out.

As we pour the concrete we pitch each bay to the trench dra. For the most rugged trench drain applications consider using cast iron frames to help increase the load capability of your drain. A trap will help to make cleaning your drain much easier and will keep larger debris out of the drain. Ccrider mn this will be my work shop repair shop and storage for way to many motorcycle parts acquired over the years.

Plus a 14. This is the ideal option since you can easily pour the concrete over the floor drain without having to dig. Where the tube passes by the downspout from the gutter we installed a y fitting and drained the roof water from the gutter system directly into the main drainage line. Lay out the pipes in place and install the drainage cover and trap.

To prevent erosion make a rock bed around the end of the tube. For a french drain without the pipe fill the trench with gravel between 0 5 to 1 in size. Pouringaconcretefloor polebarnfloor mikedayconcrete in this video i m showing you how to pour a 60 x 40 x 6 concrete floor for a pole barn. I show you how we pour a 3 bay garage concrete floor that has 3 trench drains one for each bay.

If you are building a new floor then plan out where the drainage will go.