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Old 10-24-2009, 11:58 AM   #1
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Steel Pipe Under Garage Door

I'm sure this isn't the only area this has been done, but why did they pour a steel pipe in a garage floor under the overhead door back in the day?
I'm assuming to stop water... in a F'd up way?
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Old 10-24-2009, 06:25 PM   #2
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Re: Steel Pipe Under Garage Door

Back in the Day anything metal would end up in pours. My guess is they thought they were strengthening the floor or it was a good place to get rid of it.
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Old 10-24-2009, 06:34 PM   #3
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Re: Steel Pipe Under Garage Door

I do not know for sure but I would guess that it was so the edge would not break up.

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Old 10-24-2009, 06:48 PM   #4
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Re: Steel Pipe Under Garage Door

I've probably only saw it 4-5 times around here but the pipe is about 1-1/2" in diameter, about half of that sticks out of the slab, + is located right under where the overhead door comes down
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Re: Steel Pipe Under Garage Door

Kind of like a threshold interlock
to mate with the door bottom gasket.
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