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 09-28-2017, 21:54 Post: 94174
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  Putting drain in existing barn

I would be concerned about disposing of water under a barn, if enough water stayed in the ground it could cause problems with frost heaving and the like.

If you already have access to a B/H I would pipe the drain out to a disposal site well away from the barn itself.

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 09-29-2017, 07:43 Post: 94179
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  Putting drain in existing barn

Making a 'catch basin' of sorts might be your best option.

Have the floor slope to a central drain point. Usually you want that to be out of the area where horses will be walking or standing. The cover can be a plate of steel with holes in it, or a steel mesh grate, the options are endless.

The easiest is concrete, make the form from plywood or use a plastic barrel, or even concrete blocks with a parged water-proofing on the inside. Have the outlet point a little ways up off the floor, that way any debris will settle in the botttom where it can be easily scooped out before it clogs the drain pipe.

If you use a poly barrel you can use plastic drain line and glue it all together then just pour concrete or stone dust around it later, after you have verified slopes, etc., are all OK.

Engineering is not all that mysterious, as one of my prof.'s use to say "As long as you remeber that s#$% only runs DOWNHILL.".

Best of luck.






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