Water in lanai and birdcage

[Henryk]

In storms it takes days for water to leak out of my birdcage and lanai. Any simple solutions? Thanks.

[photo1902]

In storms it takes days for water to leak out of my birdcage and lanai. Any simple solutions? Thanks.

You can have drains installed (a few local companies). In addition, you can unscrew the metal screen frame where it meets the floor, and shim the low spots.

[Topspinmo]

Lanai, mine was puddling in the low spots, I drilled at floor level through the bottom metal rail so it would drain. It already had small hole but I guess rust clogged it up. So I opened it up to drain. If the bird cage has metal rail around the bottom it should be slopped to one side? I would think that's where it's puddling. If it's just too flat to drain looks like sweep job after lot of rain? It would have to be awful bad before I would spend $$$$ breaking concrete laying French drain?

[asianthree]

We have to use a screwdriver every once in awhile to open up the holes that drain the water. They are tiny, and by the bottom of the birdcage. Soon as we open the the area drains.

[HiHoSteveO]

In storms it takes days for water to leak out of my birdcage and lanai. Any simple solutions? Thanks.


You can have this fixed in 10 minutes from now for free.

Locate where the water collects at its deepest spot.

At the aluminum channel at the bottom, loosen 3-4 screws at that deepest spot at least a couple of turns.

Place something thin that won't rust or rot, like a nickel (or whatever you have around about that thickness) and place it between the channel and concrete floor at that deepest spot.

Re-tighten the screws.

Keeps the critters and water out.

[champion6]

You can have drains installed (a few local companies). In addition, you can unscrew the metal screen frame where it meets the floor, and shim the low spots.
You can have this fixed in 10 minutes from now for free.

Locate where the water collects at its deepest spot.

At the aluminum channel at the bottom, loosen 3-4 screws at that deepest spot at least a couple of turns.

Place something thin that won't rust or rot, like a nickel (or whatever you have around about that thickness) and place it between the channel and concrete floor at that deepest spot.

Re-tighten the screws.

Keeps the critters and water out.This solutions works. The shims I use are cable ties (zip ties). I slid them under the channel and trimmed off the excess.

[Opmoochler]

We had drains installed that have inside covers so the critters don't get in and the water can get out. When I want to clean off the floor, I can open all the covers at once and quickly hose and squeegee the water toward the drains. When the covers are closed, the drains still have channels so puddling water can exit.
B.J's Cap Drains 352-259-2744

[photo1902]

We had drains installed that have inside covers so the critters don't get in and the water can get out. When I want to clean off the floor, I can open all the covers at once and quickly hose and squeegee the water toward the drains. When the covers are closed, the drains still have channels so puddling water can exit.
B.J's Cap Drains 352-259-2744

We too had drains installed. Within a year, the plastic "flaps" broke off.

[DangeloInspections]

Here is Tim Cox's website;
https://www.screenroomdrains.com/

The drain cover "doors" have a screw attachment so they should never break off. Tim does a great job. He did the screen room on my past home.

They look good and work well.

Frank

[CFrance]

The person who tiled our lanai drilled limber holes through the concrete. Every once in a while we have to take a shish kebab skewer and poke through them to get dirt out. Otherwise they work like a charm.

[Jdmiata]

I drilled small holes in the bottom , metal piece of the lanai , birdcage , both inside and outside as low as you can. You have to clean them out periodically , but it works fine.

[Henryk]

Thank you,everyone for your ideas. Lots of options to explore.

[photo1902]

Here is Tim Cox's website;
https://www.screenroomdrains.com/

The drain cover "doors" have a screw attachment so they should never break off. Tim does a great job. He did the screen room on my past home.

They look good and work well.

Frank

It’s hard to tell from the photos on the site you linked, but it appears the doors have been redesigned (it looks like they swing up?) The pricey ones I had installed, the doors swing open (basically a plastic hinge), of which both doors broke off.