Does your garage have water/sewer?

[Timber]

I have water in my barn for my animals; I live in New England so it gets pretty cold hear. What I have is a below frost line water valve. It kind of looks like an old hand pump! I do have a heat cord on the pipe were it comes up out of the floor though. For a drain I would sink a 55 gallon drum full of holes or a dryer drum in the ground and run your grey water into that.

 

[RalphVa]

I run water to my separate garage for my tractor/truck in warm weather via combo of hose and underground PVC. Drain the slop sink onto the ground outside. I dug a small hole and filled it with rocks, but it has plugged up.

Shut off water and drain in the winter. Only one winter did I get some freeze damage to a loop that goes to my slop sink.

Ralph

 

[MarEng]

I don't have water or sewer in my barn - that would require a different permit and a septic review. I have what the county calls a 'dry barn'.

However, I am allowed to have hose bibs. Theoretically I could attach a sink/faucet to one of these bibs by hose. I could also, theoretically, run the drain from this sink to a more convenient spot, outside the barn. After all, I can use the hose anywhere it is convenient so why can't I pipe the water to some place more convenient, after it exits the hose.

This theoretical arrangement does require great care in determining what goes into the sink. It also requires high quality hose for the jumper - the cheap stuff blows out if left under pressure for long periods.

For other, comfort related, plumbing I have a nice quiet spot behind the barn or a short (300') walk to the house.

Similar permit restrictions mean the electrical system in my nearby tool shed is plugged into an outlet in the barn and not hardwired. Keeps it a portable building and not an 'improvement'.

I know it sounds petty but they make the rules. The supreme court agrees that there is no reason for a person to pay more tax $$ than actually 'required' by the law.

 

[daTeacha]

I have a yard hydrant or drain-back valve in my shop/barn and another immediately outside the garage door. I also have a gas furnace in the shop area but have not used it yet. There is no toilet or sewer line other than the floor drains, but I have often wished there was. Then again, I can just step out behind the barn for most um, "urges", since I'm out in the boonies and the only thing behind me is about 140 acres of hilly pasture. I don't think the cows that are occasionally there are offended.

 

[mjarrels]

After all the rain yesterday I have a little bit of water in the garage and I have been known to pee behind it... does this count?

mark

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Just a quick question for those of you that have built a detached garage. How many of you ran water and sewer line to your garage for a clean up sink. I am in town so I would have to tap into the sewer line over a 100 ft away. And as far as the water is concerned I worried about it freezing during the winter if I am not running heat all the time in the garage. So any thoughts, is it worth having water that then makes me run to the sewer?

It has;

1. Water, both hot and cold. (elect water heater) (and a shower)
2. sewer. 2.2 acres of my 45 is in "city limits" ONLY to get city utility services. One being sewers.
3. Natural gas. I heat the shop with wood, but have a gas unit heater, plus my forge uses natural gas.
4. DSL service!
5. Direct TV
6. Microwave, 'fridge, 2 tvs, couch, and recliner (all in small office area)
7. Pizza delivery service knows which door to come to.


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