My Garage Floor Slope Is Too Much

Stuff heavy stuff will tend to settle out and not move along as fast as it should jon.

My garage floor slope is too much. The apron extends the width of the garage floor. At a very rare occasion i measured the slope on both sides of the garage. A little more won t hurt but too much will. Although most floors slope it is important to know how much and why.

The garage is 28 ft deep so 1 8 to 1 4 inches per foot means the slab shoub be 3 5 to 7 inches higher at the end opposite the door. Everything i ve read says slope it 1 8 to 1 4 inch per foot toward the garage door. 1 8 per foot is minimum you should use. 1 attach one end of the string level to the wall of the garage furthest from the main door.

If too little slope even if the water drains it won t be self cleaning i e. So i did more measurement in the garage. The apron s length depends on the required slope more length is needed to reduce steep slopes. Hello this is a very dump question.

4 drain pipes should be about 1 4 inch per foot. One side is about 4 5 and the other side is around 5 4. Getting ready to pour a garage floor slab. The average person can sense if a floor slopes 1 inch in 10 feet and sloping floors or sagging floors are often one of the warning signs that structural engineers look for when analyzing a house.

It seems to be one side of garage floor is a little bit tilt towards the wall which means on one side the middle. The apron in front of the garage smooths the transition for the vehicle from the driveway into the garage and acts as a barrier to debris and moisture.