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channel iron for driveway drain, sizes

  • 19-08-2011 11:13pm
    #1
    49801
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭


    considering using a length of channel iron across the driveway entrance to take the water that runs down the road.

    any1 know what size would be suitable for car traffic?

    i considered the preformed channel drains with covers but i wont be able to install correctly for a while and would run the risk of cracking them.


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  • #2
    johnboy6930
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭johnboy6930


    use a 30ton rated concrete water canal .the channel iron would probably do too


  • #3
    Dupont
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Dupont


    49801 wrote: »
    considering using a length of channel iron across the driveway entrance to take the water that runs down the road.

    any1 know what size would be suitable for car traffic?

    i considered the preformed channel drains with covers but i wont be able to install correctly for a while and would run the risk of cracking them.

    i think the aqua channel you buy is like 4X3 so somthing like that would do,are you going to weld a grid on top like 10mm round bar every 15mm or so??


  • #4
    49801
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭49801


    johnboy6930 wrote: »
    use a 30ton rated concrete water canal .the channel iron would probably do too

    concrete may work... but not the shallow ones. there can be quite a volume of water running in the drive. As you have to drive up a small incline to the road the water can have quite a bit of speed coming down the drive IYKWIM.
    Dupont wrote: »
    i think the aqua channel you buy is like 4X3 so something like that would do,are you going to weld a grid on top like 10mm round bar every 15mm or so??

    Still considering channel iron. but have been told rusty iron will not look right... sigh...not considering having a grating. There are Alot of trees so it will block any way. i want it easy to clear. the outflow will just be running down the hill so the debris wont be blocking anything further down a pipe line.


  • #5
    DanWall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭DanWall


    I am looking for drain channel material, I cannot go more than 3 in deep, I was thinking of using galvanized cable trunking and slotting the cover


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