Hello everyone,
We are now starting to work on our outdoor areas. Curbstones have been installed, and now we need to choose a drainage channel between the street and our garage driveway.
The street is covered with asphalt, and on the other side, paving stones will be laid. As a placeholder, we have placed a timber beam in the trench where the drainage channel will be installed later.
My question is whether it is sufficient to use a plastic channel (about 10€/m (3.05 USD/ft)), or if it would be better to choose a concrete channel (C40/50), which is only slightly more expensive.
The channel will be driven over several times a day, including by older American cars that tend to weigh more than the typical plastic-bodied vehicles...
I understand that the grate on top of the channel also matters, and we will probably opt for a more robust one.
If anyone has experience with this, I would be happy to hear your insights.
We are now starting to work on our outdoor areas. Curbstones have been installed, and now we need to choose a drainage channel between the street and our garage driveway.
The street is covered with asphalt, and on the other side, paving stones will be laid. As a placeholder, we have placed a timber beam in the trench where the drainage channel will be installed later.
My question is whether it is sufficient to use a plastic channel (about 10€/m (3.05 USD/ft)), or if it would be better to choose a concrete channel (C40/50), which is only slightly more expensive.
The channel will be driven over several times a day, including by older American cars that tend to weigh more than the typical plastic-bodied vehicles...
I understand that the grate on top of the channel also matters, and we will probably opt for a more robust one.
If anyone has experience with this, I would be happy to hear your insights.
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Baumhaus.Bau12 Jun 2017 12:49Learned something new again
Then I will get a channel made of polymer concrete with a cast iron grate.
Thank you very much!
Then I will get a channel made of polymer concrete with a cast iron grate.
Thank you very much!
bauenmk202017 Jun 2022 13:54Hello,
are there any (long-term) experiences with plastic channels? For example, arco hexaline 2.0. Used as a channel in front of the facade/patio doors for pedestrian traffic only.
Unfortunately, concrete channels don’t look very nice, especially in terrace areas. Plastic channels with a decorative grate would be acceptable, right? It’s for about 11m (36 feet) of house plus 8m (26 feet) garage, where I have two 90° changes in direction.
Any insider tips?
are there any (long-term) experiences with plastic channels? For example, arco hexaline 2.0. Used as a channel in front of the facade/patio doors for pedestrian traffic only.
Unfortunately, concrete channels don’t look very nice, especially in terrace areas. Plastic channels with a decorative grate would be acceptable, right? It’s for about 11m (36 feet) of house plus 8m (26 feet) garage, where I have two 90° changes in direction.
Any insider tips?
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Gartenfreund18 Jun 2022 03:24I installed some gutters in 2014.
Brand unknown. I still have half a meter (about 1.5 feet) left here, I’ll check if there is any information on it.
The gutters themselves are all made of plastic.
At the driveway, ones with cast iron grates were installed.
At the side door of the garage, there is one with a plastic grate.
So far, there have been no problems with them.
Brand unknown. I still have half a meter (about 1.5 feet) left here, I’ll check if there is any information on it.
The gutters themselves are all made of plastic.
At the driveway, ones with cast iron grates were installed.
At the side door of the garage, there is one with a plastic grate.
So far, there have been no problems with them.
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