Garage floor drains

Sean Marconette · 08-19-2013, 01:34 PM

Finally getting ready to build my shop. Inspector is allowing me to install floor drains in shop but says I need an oil separator. I am piping floor drains to the side of building. So a separator will be outside of the shop and buried next to the building. Building is 40x65, and I can't imagine squeegeeing water from one end to the other, to get water out the garage door.

Has anyone fabricated something and if so, any ideas would be great. The inspector said a plastic 55 gallon barrel could be made to capture the water from the floor drains.
BTW I am on a septic system, and also do not want to contaminate it, or the ground.

Thanks
Sean

08-19-2013, 01:34 PM	#1
Sean Marconette Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 958 Likes: 618 Liked 165 Times in 60 Posts	Garage floor drains Finally getting ready to build my shop. Inspector is allowing me to install floor drains in shop but says I need an oil separator. I am piping floor drains to the side of building. So a separator will be outside of the shop and buried next to the building. Building is 40x65, and I can't imagine squeegeeing water from one end to the other, to get water out the garage door. Has anyone fabricated something and if so, any ideas would be great. The inspector said a plastic 55 gallon barrel could be made to capture the water from the floor drains. BTW I am on a septic system, and also do not want to contaminate it, or the ground. Thanks Sean __________________ Sean Marconette 84 Mustang 5060 SS/N