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Originally Posted by Slava
I don't know if this should be in here or the home improvement thread, but anyone got any thoughts or advice on containment mats for the garage? I have an issue where the snow/ice melts and it ends up rusting and corroding the cables for the door. Obviously, the cables break (eventually) and I get to have a guy come out to replace them.
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I've used one for about 8 years - I had a great custom mat made locally that was 50% wider than the usual single car. It's still holding up well.
- You're essentially building a very flat yet super short tank to hold water in
- Is your garage heated? If so, be prepared to broom water out pretty much every time your drive in with accumulated snow
- I went with a 1/3" (or was it 1/2...) edge rope to act as containment. It's a balancing act between retaining water and a tripping hazard
- Inevitably, some water will get past the edge, particularly on the side closest to your overhead door as that's where the water should pool. It will not get past your door seal and can still cause you some problems, albeit much less
- To solve this I lay down a few containment socks on the sides to capture water in addition to the mat
I think I got a quote for $6,000 to install a trench that would drain into a bucket (that I'd manually have to empty out)... would have been much less hassle, but my mat was far less than that.