Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jul 19, 2011 10:05 am All I'm finiding on the net is that these ready made channels are for use with hard surfaces - concrete and the like. I can't find any example or instructions where these are used in grass I'm starting to think that they are only meant for hard surfaces So, can they be used for surface water drainage of grassed or pebbled areas and if yes, how? Here's one mfr ... http://www.reln.com.au/surface-water-drainage-c-1.html My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 2Jul 19, 2011 11:48 am Bunnings stock this stuff... ask them... Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 3Jul 19, 2011 11:53 am We have the square type. They were put in by the builder. One in front yard, one in back - backyard one is next to the house, front one is surrounded by lawn- we don't even notice them. Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 4Jul 19, 2011 1:37 pm Great, buzz, thanks! Have you noticed if it actually works (when it rains)?? And if possible - any pics pleeeease?? Yep Ed, I know they are sold in Bgs etc. I just want to know if there is actually any use of them! I can't imagine if/how would they be useful in turf. I am guessing that they need to be placed into soil that is shaped as a long bowl, so that when it rains, excess rainwater can slope into them?? But then again, it must be bucketing to get any benefit from this system?? I can't see how would it work for normal rain My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 5Jul 19, 2011 2:43 pm We do get a lot of rain here and the grass has never been boggy, but I'm not sure how much these have to do with that (we also have sandy soil). The drain in the grass is at a low point for the yard there, and over by the fence. Like I said though, the builder automatically put them in, I have not had them in any other house I've lived in. A pic... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ sorry for the blurry-ness Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 6Jul 19, 2011 5:53 pm Oh, thanks buzz Yours seems to be a pit of not-so-small size and is most likely connected underground via stormwater pipes (and maybe even ag pipes) all the way to some legal stormwater discharge outlet. I thought that we could maybe get away with a DIY channel grate .... I guess, if it doesn't work, we can then try some ag pipes . My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 7Jul 23, 2011 9:43 pm We have just put some of these in our sideway, hubbi connected it to the storm water drain, with some pipe. Yes, they work, we were getting flooded on that side, have had no flooding or puddles of water since it was done, over a week ago. He bought them at Bunnings. Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 8Jul 23, 2011 10:32 pm Thanks deb! So, do you have the square pits like buzz, or do you have the long shallow channels that I asked about? Would it be possible to get a pic or two (eg. during flood and after installation)? Is your flood area flat or is it a real dip? Trying to work out if we have a similar case ... Thanks! My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 9Jul 24, 2011 10:52 am http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/bail2000/020.jpg http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/bail2000/020.jpg http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/bail2000/017-1.jpg http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/bail2000/016.jpg Lex, we have a vacant block beside us, we are on fall, our house has been filled on the other side of the house and cut on the flood side, we were getting all of the water, rain, coming down from the vacant block, which has a slope as it has not been cut yet. My hubbi also went on to the block next door and dug a trench all the way along our fence line. The council came out as I had asked them to, they said what we had done was the right procedure, or it would have got much worse, with more rain. Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 10Jul 24, 2011 12:10 pm Thanks deb So these are before and after pics? And these channels are exactly what I was thinking of ... Do you think that the channels alone would have helped, or is it the trench that the DH dug on the other side what's really helping? Hmmm ... probably both ... Once the other block is cut down, will it end up at the same level as your block?? (that would be great ) My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 11Jul 24, 2011 12:23 pm The last picture is the after picture, not a very good shot, with my phone, lol. But it worked really well, the grates helped allot, the guy from the Council said we had done the right thing. We had allot of good advise from others on the forum and our guy that built our pergola. We have no water at all pooling now, hubbi attached storm water pipe to it and then attached it to the strom water. We had to replace all of the sunset toppings as they were just pure mud pie, havn't had any problems at all since. It has rained quite a bit since. Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 12Jul 24, 2011 12:30 pm http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/bail2000/055.jpg This is a better after photo Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 13Jul 24, 2011 12:37 pm Great, thanks, deb BTW, which state are you in? Can you borrow us the pergola guy Oh BTW, in this latest photo, is that a fall away from the house to the little timber wall/edging (or is it just the way the pic was taken)?? And do you have ag pipe between the stepping stones and the timber wall/edging ? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 14Jul 24, 2011 12:43 pm We are in Melbourne, Doreen. There is no fall away from the house, that is the retaining wall the builder put in, apparently there are 2 sleepers high under the ground also. The builder put the ag pipe on the other side of the fence, as they are required to put it on that side. Our pergola guy is great, he is also doing our front landscape, when he returns from his trip home to England. http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/bail2000/028.jpg http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/bail2000/026.jpg Re: Plastic channel grates for draining turf areas 15Jul 24, 2011 5:25 pm That's a great roofing idea! Best of both worlds and without "harsh" materials like colourbond on the ceiling Thanks deb for all the info My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... 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