Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:52 am
Hi,
Forgive me for asking potentially a dumb question as I am a novice DIY-er.
I have a garage at the end of my back garden and I plan to pave the parking area immediately adjacent to it (currently gravel). The area is approximately 4x4 metres.
I think I will block pave (no previous experience) but hope to learn enough from this excellent site.
I am unsure what I need to do with regard to storm water run of or drainage - if anything.
I know that I will need some kind of linear drain at the threshold of the garage to stop water running into the garage (the ground slopes toward the garage). I expect that all the water collected on the new paving will find its way into the linear drain that I would install but what to do with the water then?
Now the dumb question.. I go through a small private residential car park to gain access to the rear of my garden. The car park has a couple of drains in the middle of the area, can I run my water into this area? Over the car park? Cannot imagine there would be water gushing from my paved area as its quite small but might be completely wrong.
I have drawn something to help explain what I mean. I think what I intend to do is OK but do not want to break any law or rules. This is like having a front drive slope down and having water run off into the street drains - i think!?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+
+ Undergrowth
+++++++++++++++++++++++
garage + +
+ tarmac +
+ communal +
+++++++++++ car park +
+ +
new paving + >>> +drain+ +
area +
+++++++++++ +
garden + +
+ +
^ + +
^ ++++++++++++++ ++++
^
Forgive me for asking potentially a dumb question as I am a novice DIY-er.
I have a garage at the end of my back garden and I plan to pave the parking area immediately adjacent to it (currently gravel). The area is approximately 4x4 metres.
I think I will block pave (no previous experience) but hope to learn enough from this excellent site.
I am unsure what I need to do with regard to storm water run of or drainage - if anything.
I know that I will need some kind of linear drain at the threshold of the garage to stop water running into the garage (the ground slopes toward the garage). I expect that all the water collected on the new paving will find its way into the linear drain that I would install but what to do with the water then?
Now the dumb question.. I go through a small private residential car park to gain access to the rear of my garden. The car park has a couple of drains in the middle of the area, can I run my water into this area? Over the car park? Cannot imagine there would be water gushing from my paved area as its quite small but might be completely wrong.
I have drawn something to help explain what I mean. I think what I intend to do is OK but do not want to break any law or rules. This is like having a front drive slope down and having water run off into the street drains - i think!?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+
+ Undergrowth
+++++++++++++++++++++++
garage + +
+ tarmac +
+ communal +
+++++++++++ car park +
+ +
new paving + >>> +drain+ +
area +
+++++++++++ +
garden + +
+ +
^ + +
^ ++++++++++++++ ++++
^