Raising the garage floor

[marvinwright]

Hi,

My garage leaked again today under the huge amount of rain we had, last summer I spent a lot of time trying to keep the rain out by water sealing everything, it seemed to work as we had plenty of down pours since.

Anyway the level was so high today that nothing sort of sealing the front is going to keep it out.

I would like to raise up the back half of the floor. This is I was thinking of doing.

A row of bricks half way down the garage, then from the bricks to the back wood beams like joists maybe a foot apart and finally some wood flooring over the top. Then add some kind of waterproofing to the front of the bricks to protect them if it does flood again.

Would this be ok ? Any better ideas would be welcome.

Many Thanks,

Marvin.

 

[noseall]

why not a linear drain across the garage door?

 

[marvinwright]

Hi,

I already have one of those spanning the width of my driveway about 20cm infront of the garage door and it goes direct into the main drains.
Problem is that the drive is on a slope towards the house and the ridiculous amount of water we had today was just too much.
I also have a 1.5 inch lip across the entrance of the garage, the water level rose above this for a short time.
I'm sure there are further things I can do to keep it out but I think if I can stop everything getting wet inside first then I can just keep modifying the entrance until I get it right.

Marvin.

 

[ColJack]

I take it then that you don't store you car in the garage?

 

[marvinwright]

Nope, I tried, can never keep it clear of stuff

Marvin.

 

[masona]

I already have one of those spanning the width of my driveway about 20cm infront of the garage door and it goes direct into the main drains.

Put a wider or a deeper one in

 

[JohnD]

or maybe clear the mud and gravel out of it?