Building a ew northwoods garage..........looking for ideas

[snobuilder]

Never understood the problem with a garage floor drain.
The alternative is the same mess getting sqweegied out the overhead door to seep down into the ground at that point.

 

[slimcake]

Yep in my new garage the plumber has to put the drain exit where "sunlight can see it" MN code. So how would a guy keep that from freezing?? He told me that what I do after inspection is up to me though....

 

[srt20]

Yeah my drain runs out on the side of garage towards property line. The inspector had no problem with it. I do live in the country.
Off course I don't let oil or antifreeze drain into the floor drain.

We also plumbed a bathroom in the concrete but concreted over it so I wouldn't have to deal with sanitary permits and red tape crap.