Floor drain opinions wanted
Hello everyone. I’m looking for opinions on shop floor drains. My initial plan was using 4 12x12 basin drains (marked by the red circles) but I’ve been debating if I’d be better off doing two long trench drains (blue) or maybe a trench drain on the right and the basins on the left. For a little more info on the planned layout of the shop the top right corner will likely be where I park my truck, so I’ll definitely want a drain in that area. I’ll be installing a 2-post lift (yellow) and don’t want any type of drain directly under it for any spilled oil to run into or to interfere with the wheels of a oil drain pan or engine hoist which is why I have the basin and/or trench drain stopping short of the lift. I would still slope the lift area floor toward the drain, that way if I want to wash out the underside of a vehicle on the lift, it’d drain out.
For the left side of the shop, I’ll also eventually be buying a movable 4 post lift which will probably be in the top left section of the picture and a rotisserie in the bottom left corner. Any body/paint work I do will likely be in the bottom left corner as well, so having a drain there will be nice to be able to wet the floor down before painting to keep dust to a minimum.
I did already buy the basin drains but have been having second thoughts and may take those back.
Thoughts?
Hello everyone. I’m looking for opinions on shop floor drains. My initial plan was using 4 12x12 basin drains (marked by the red circles) but I’ve been debating if I’d be better off doing two long trench drains (blue) or maybe a trench drain on the right and the basins on the left. For a little more info on the planned layout of the shop the top right corner will likely be where I park my truck, so I’ll definitely want a drain in that area. I’ll be installing a 2-post lift (yellow) and don’t want any type of drain directly under it for any spilled oil to run into or to interfere with the wheels of a oil drain pan or engine hoist which is why I have the basin and/or trench drain stopping short of the lift. I would still slope the lift area floor toward the drain, that way if I want to wash out the underside of a vehicle on the lift, it’d drain out.
For the left side of the shop, I’ll also eventually be buying a movable 4 post lift which will probably be in the top left section of the picture and a rotisserie in the bottom left corner. Any body/paint work I do will likely be in the bottom left corner as well, so having a drain there will be nice to be able to wet the floor down before painting to keep dust to a minimum.
I did already buy the basin drains but have been having second thoughts and may take those back.
Thoughts?
