Trench & Driveway Channel Drain with Galvanized Steel Grate - 3 Pack

I bought two 3-packs (6 lengths) of this channel drain product and snapped them together to make a bit more than 19.5 feet of total length. it is important to follow installation instructions precisely. These drain units connect easily to each other. The installed drain DOES need to be fixed in place with concrete, with the proper downward grade, and there are holes in the outer hard plastic casing, along the length of the drain channel, for driving rebar or large pins to anchor the drain before the concrete work. I have a long concrete drive that slopes upward over its last 30 feet or so in front of my barn. I have a crushed stone drive just to the right (west) of the concrete drive, which slopes down only at the end. During heavy rainstorms and spring thaws, storm water running south down the crushed stone drive would naturally take a left turn across my concrete drive, run into my yard, and flood my flower garden. I solved this problem by digging a trench where the concrete drive and crushed stone drive meet, and by placing the 19.5 feet of drain channel in that trench, positioning it with a sufficient downward grade and with the high north) end of the drain just below the level of the concrete and the crushed stone. I anchored the drain channel with concrete (finished to slope down from the crushed stone drive's surface) along the right/west side, and I used expanding foam sealant in the slight gap between the other side of the drain channel and the edge of the concrete drive. I sealed the top edges along the length of the drain channel with exterior-grade sealant, and I attached a 3-inch Sch. 40 PVC pipe, with a cleanout tee (second photo) at the lower end of the drain, so that I can occasionally use a hose to clean debris out of the drain channel and the buried PVC pipe at the far end (third photo). I am extremely pleased with this product. I can back my car and van across the drain channel as I move them in and out of the barn and the drain channel is not damaged.

Great product was very easy to install except for all the 46 bags of 60lbs concrete we had to mix by hand. Highly recommend this product. Just waiting on the heavy rain to see how she holds up against all the water.

The covers don’t snap in the best, the body is kind of flimsy, the end caps kept falling off. Once the concrete is poured, everything seems fine,

Really like these trench drains. I put them encased in concrete so I had to grind the little tabs off the metal covers as I wouldn’t be able to remove them if I didn’t. You won’t have to do that to put them in your yard buried with just dirt or rocks. But even grinding the tabs off worked due to gravity holding the covers down. These are great quality. They are very sturdy and I love how wide they are. I live in a desert so I have lots of blowing sand that gets in them. The large width allows easy access to clean out the sand. I used these to replace other 1 1/2 inch drains that were difficult to clean out. I’m very happy with these as they look and work great.

Bought 2 sets of these for next to my driveway. I poured 32, 80-pound bags of concrete around them. They're made strong, sturdy material and they look like they'll last a really long time. Very pleased.

We purchased 30 feet of this drainage system and located them just outside 3 bays of our garage, they all inter-locked together easily and tied into gutter downspouts with a few simple connections. The rebar tabs are a perfect fit for 1/2 bolts (6 and 8 inch long), which I used to stand the system in the trench and set at just the right pitch for water to run. Once everything was set, we poured concrete for below the system to create a very solid foundation. We waited overnight to pour the finish layer to avoid accidental shifting, we put the grates in place and covered them with duct tape for the final pour, it made pouring and clean-up very easy. All the water flows perfectly...no more water in the garage or flower bed mulch in the driveway. The price for this system is exceptional, our local big box home center product was much more expensive for a system with plastic grates, this appears to be a much more superior product.

I installed this in front of my garage to catch water during heavy rains, as the garage is downhill from the driveway. This product went together easily and after installing it, withstands my tractor driving over it regularly and doea the job of catching the water. It has rained heavily several times since installation and has stopped all water from getting into the garage.. I definitely would recommend to embed it in concrete on the edges at least too for added strength. I Would buy this again.

Overall , the item is good - installation was easy, as you must follow the instructions on trench size, concrete backfill, etc. The 3-star is due to the incredibly poor galvanized grate I ordered. After only 2 months post install - it's rusting. Galvanized can and will rust with age - age being the key word. Had the Zinc plating been properly adhered, I should not have seen rust for maybe years. So, that in and of itself makes this product less than great or excellent. As, I will have to find an alternate grate that fits, or send these for dipping and anodizing. You'll have to decide if the price works for your application.