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From: "John A. Weeks III" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: driveway garage floor height?
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 06:30:05 -0500

In article <1113450550.885962.58700@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
 "ionltd@rr1.net"  wrote:

> The new problem....He insists that the concrete driveway leading to the
> garage has to be at least 1 inch (preferably more, but after my
> objections agreed to 1.5" with his fingers)lower than the garage for
> drainage.

The driveway and the garage floor should meet at exactly
the same level.  The lip of the garage floor that extends
outside of the garage should start sloping down, and the
drive way should slope up a bit to meet it.  You should
not notice a bump when you drive into the garage.

-john-

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