Aco drains

[mrelliott]

My understanding of an Aco drain in block paving is that it's visible on the surface of the BP. Is that correct?
TIA

 

[Ian H]

Yes, most are 4 or 5” wise with a grid on the top. Some posh ones only have a 1” slit visible above the ground but are the same size below.

 

[mrelliott]

Thanks Ian H. Just checking as we've raised some queries re the BP parking area on a property we're buying about which the sellers apparently knew diddly squat. Eventually (after 3 weeks of solicitors playing tennis!) they got in touch with the contractor who sent a 2 sentence email saying, among little else, that he'd "installed Aco drains to the house drains etc". There clearly aren't any Aco drains in it.

 

[lt8480]

Aco is the generic term used but is a brand and other manufacturers make different types.

They are sometimes concealed rather than having a grille, and depending how they are detailed can be hard to see at a glance, but you'll still have a linear slot that will be visible.

E.g. http://www.acodrain.us/brickslot.html - sometime the metal trims are set down to make the drain less visible.