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cutting or grinding a water drain groove in concre

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chuckinnc

11-22-2005 08:03:09




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I had a flat 48x24 pad poured for my building, the actual building was 47x24, this left a 1 foot
area on the front side were the garage doors are. Being flat rain runs down the doors and into the building. I need to cut some kind of groove or
path for water to run off the front of the slab. I
thought of using a side grinder and a disk, cut narrow groves from the doors to the pads edge? Any ideas, is there a better way ?

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deadeye

11-27-2005 00:53:57




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 Re: cutting or grinding a water drain groove in co in reply to chuckinnc, 11-22-2005 08:03:09  
Chuckinnc:
I had the same problem you have and here is how I fixed it. I first put down a chaulk line of where I wanted my cuts in the cement. I used concrete disc in my power SKIL saw to start with and got a small groove clear across a 14 foot door. I put another groove to the inside of that about 6 inches. I made cross cuts so that if water got in one, it would be in both. I then got a concrete blade that was at least 1/4 in. thick and put it in my 7 inch disc grinder. I then followed the thin groove made by the SKIL saw with that grinder. Cut an outlet on each end and your problem should be taken care of. You should be able to get disc at Home Depot, Menards, or Lowes.... Good luck....deadeye

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Fred OH

11-25-2005 09:08:18




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 Re: cutting or grinding a water drain groove in co in reply to chuckinnc, 11-22-2005 08:03:09  
The best way I"ve seen to take care of the water running in problem is when you pour the slab...bury a piece of 1 1/4" pipe across where the door bottoms leaving about half of it protruding above the concrete surface...heavy duty and lasts forever. Fred OH



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Don L C

11-22-2005 19:56:26




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 Re: cutting or grinding a water drain groove in co in reply to chuckinnc, 11-22-2005 08:03:09  
Check with the overhead door people in your area....I had the same problem....they sold me a rubber water stop, that glues to the floor under the door....turns the water away.....looks good and does the job..... just a few bucks and easy to install.....been down now about 15 years....



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chuckinnc

11-23-2005 07:50:01




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 Re: cutting or grinding a water drain groove in co in reply to Don L C, 11-22-2005 19:56:26  
Thanks for the replies, i think i will try both
ideas, groving the concrete and the rubber guard. The metal building place didnt tell me the 48'
length was actually 47' + 6" overhang on each end.
It was hard to believe 1 foot could cause this large of a water problem.



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CARL GREY

11-22-2005 17:04:07




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 Re: cutting or grinding a water drain groove in co in reply to chuckinnc, 11-22-2005 08:03:09  
THERE IS COMPANY THAT MAKES A LINE OF CONCRETE SURFACING PRODUCTS CALLED BLAST TRAC, THEY HAVE A SURFACE GRINDER THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO TAPER THE SLAB LIKE THE ONE FELLOW TALKED ABOUT, THERE ARE DIFFERENT QUQLITY WHEELS YOU CAN BUY AND THE 7 INCH SIZE IS THE MOST POPULAR, THEY ARE AVAIABLE AT SELECTED HOME DEPOT RENTAL STORES, I AM IN THE DALLAS, TEXAS AREA AND WE RENT THEM AT THE STORE I AM AT AND THE CONTRACTORS LOVE THEM IT CORRECTS A LOT OF MISTAKES

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2x4

11-22-2005 15:32:33




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 Re: cutting or grinding a water drain groove in co in reply to chuckinnc, 11-22-2005 08:03:09  
RENT/BORROW a gasoline cutter (like a Stihl cutquik) & cut 2 grooves that come together on the bottom in a V-shape. Takes only a few minutes & worked great for me.



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bwick

11-22-2005 09:28:38




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 Re: cutting or grinding a water drain groove in co in reply to chuckinnc, 11-22-2005 08:03:09  
I had the same problem with my garage door. Instead of cutting groves, I used a hand grinder with a special disk made for smoothing down concrete. With a lot of work, I shaved it down to (almost) the correct angle so the water runs down to the driveway. This "disk" (it's not actually a disk, but I don't have the vocab. to describe it) l is not cheap-just over $100 at a contractor's store (I doubt Home Depot would have it or even know what it is). It looks o.k., but you can see the small stones in the concrete, which are nice and smooth of course! Good Luck!

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dr.sportster

11-22-2005 08:13:15




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 Re: cutting or grinding a water drain groove in co in reply to chuckinnc, 11-22-2005 08:03:09  
I bought a concrete blade for my circular saw at Lowes that worked pretty good.I was outside so I plugged into a GFI and ran the garden hose right on the blade while cutting.I think it could make a groove with the blade tilted.The cost for the blade was about thirty bucks.On jobsites when large puddles form we just drill a small hole in the center of the puddle[not good when you own the building but it works.]

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