Usually abbreviated to kwp on drainage drawings is a drainage fitting that collects waste or foul water from a kitchen sink a dishwasher washing machine or other outfall for grey water.
Concrete surface water drainage.
Unlike french drains surface drains can be used in concrete areas such as parking lots and garages where water tends to accumulate.
Surface drains vs french drains.
Channel drains also called trench drains are long narrow drains used for surface drainage of hardscapes.
Channel drains collect and convey water to drain pipes which carry the water downstream to discharge with a pop up emitter or to percolate into the ground with a dry well or infiltration trench.
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Water pooling on a patio or pool deck is a potential source of moss or mildew growth concrete staining and dangerous slip hazards.
Water pooling on a patio or deck can cause mildew growth can stain concrete and creates slippery conditions.
But in addition to the amount of slope required for proper concrete drainage there is the way in which a patio slopes to consider.
A sunbathed patio on the south or west side of your home will of course dry faster than a shaded concrete surface.
The alteration is intended to deflect surface water as with ditches or pipes and the alteration discharges more water or directs drainage in a way different from the natural drainage.
A drainage groove is an indentation in concrete that allows water to drain away from a foundation or into a drainage system when concrete is installed drainage grooves are often formed before the concrete dries.
It may be a gully a hopper or it might be a straightforward connection where a waste pipe is directly connected to the sub surface drainage pipework.
Alright so there are a few conditions to consider when planning for concrete drainage.
The alteration of the natural drainage is unnecessary or isn t for a reasonable purpose.
Use a channel drain system to transfer water to a safe location.
The landowner alters the natural drainage carelessly or negligently.
Home drainage center standing water in your basement driveway or yard.
After determining a channel drain was the best solution for my drainage problem i set out to my nearest home improvement store to pick up the materials and get to work.