http://www.trenchdrainblog.com The World's First Blog on Trench Drain Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:34:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Earlier in the year, I witnessed the installation of 40 LF of Polycast 600. Polycast 600 is a pre-sloped polymer concrete product manufactured by Hubbell. It is similar to many commercial grade products already out on the market. This particular product was sold with galvanized steel slotted ... http://www.trenchdrainblog.com/2007/07/06/polycast-600-installation/ There have been many people asking about it, and I’ve finally been able to gather some good information about decorative grating for trench drains. Take a look at the trench drain grating I have pictured in various articles in this blog. Only a few stand out as being ... http://www.trenchdrainblog.com/2007/03/11/ornamental-grating-for-trench-drain/ Goodness Gracious! I just returned from a pleasure/business trip to Brazil. Though the weather was good at times, the majority of my stay was overcast and rainy. I have no complaints on the +80 degree weather in January, however. I was given time to see some ... http://www.trenchdrainblog.com/2007/01/17/trench-drain-in-brazil/ I've been seeing an increased interest in stainless steel trench drains for shower applications.  This trend is said to be associated with the aging of the baby boomers.  As the boomers get older, there is a growing need for rim-less showers (or boundry-less showers) for better wheel chair access.   Standard showers have an ... http://www.trenchdrainblog.com/2006/04/08/stainless-steel-shower-trench-drain/ My daughter, Ligia, was in from Brazil to visit in March.  We took one weekend and went to Washinton DC to see some sights.  The weather was sunny, but cool.  (I think I got sun burn and wind burn at the same time.)  While checking out the monuments (and getting a little ... http://www.trenchdrainblog.com/2006/04/08/lincoln-memorial-and-native-american-museum/ Trench drain has many residential, commercial, industrial and transportation applications.  The most common question I receive from home owners (residential) deal with driveway drainage problems.   (I had this question today, so I'm writing about it, now.)  (Q)  When a driveway slopes down from the road toward the house, there is the propensity ... http://www.trenchdrainblog.com/2006/03/06/driveway-drainage-problems/ I'm not a historian on drainage systems (though it sounds interesting).  I've been thinking about the history of trench drain.  Where was the first trench drain crafted?  What was the application?  Was it seen as special for that location?  Did it catch on or was it forgotten, only to be ... http://www.trenchdrainblog.com/2006/03/06/consider-history/ In layman's terms, a trench drain can be defined as a trough or channel used for the rapid evacuation of surface water or for the containment of utility lines or chemical spills. Employing a solid cover or grating that is flush with the adjoining surface, this drain is commonly made of concrete ... http://www.trenchdrainblog.com/2006/03/02/trench-drain-defined/ Thanks for stopping in to this blog.  This is the world's first blog about trench drain.  Right now, it might seem a little silly having a blog about a type of construction supply.  But believe me.........You'll be seeing more and more of this from our industry in the future.  The construction industry has ... http://www.trenchdrainblog.com/2006/02/24/general-delivery/