Catch basin
Collects runoff and allows maintenance.
Also called: yard drain, drain box
Function
Collects runoff and allows maintenance.
Also called: yard drain, drain box
Verify dimensions, compatibility, approval and access before purchase.
Related projects
Plan a landscape French drain
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to plan a landscape French drain, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●●●Foundation drainage and waterproofing
Scope, budget and quote-preparation tool; specialized work must be designed and performed by authorized persons.
Difficulty: ●●●●●Calculate geometric drain fall
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Difficulty: ●●●●○Add a washer drain pan
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to add a washer drain pan, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●○○○Safely clear a minor drain blockage
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Difficulty: ●●○○○Build under-deck drainage
Understand, measure and plan: build under-deck drainage.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Build a drainage swale
Understand, measure and plan: build a drainage swale.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Plan a garage floor drain
Understand, measure and plan: plan a garage floor drain.
Difficulty: ●●●●●Shallow landscape French drain
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to shallow landscape French drain, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Uphill curtain drain
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Difficulty: ●●●●○Replace foundation perimeter drain
Understand, measure and plan: replace foundation perimeter drain.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Interior perimeter drain to sump
Understand, measure and plan: interior perimeter drain to sump.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Buried solid downspout drain
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to buried solid downspout drain, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Yard catch-basin drain
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Difficulty: ●●●●○Driveway or garage channel drain
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to driveway or garage channel drain, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Patio channel drain
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Difficulty: ●●●●○Add drain cleanouts and inspection access
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to add drain cleanouts and inspection access, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Protect a drainage outlet from erosion
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to protect a drainage outlet from erosion, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Prepare pool base and drainage
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to prepare pool base and drainage, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Plan sauna floor, waterproofing and drain
Understand, measure and plan: plan sauna floor, waterproofing and drain.
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