Home Plate shaped cabinet drainage

[Laissez Faire]

Hi guys, I've come to a snag in building my custom enclosure. Can't seem to figure out the best way to create a good drainage system. I know that I've got to build a false floor to store my clean and dirty water reservoirs, but I'm not sure how to create it with the shape of my corner cabinet.

Any advice would be appreciated.

The snag isn't so much how to make the floor, but how to have it drain to one spot, where I can collect it with a hose to my dirty water reservoir. I plan on having the floor be strong enough for a potted hibiscus plant as well.

 

[chameleoman]

ive herd of people using those big plastic sinks you can find at home depot or make holes in the floor and put tubes to each and then run them all to a bucket? im not good on drainage im sure there's way better ways ill lets the experts join in and you can take there advice.

 

[chameleoman]

oh and Welcome to the forums!

 

[scottpsutton]

A plastic sink might be a good idea. you would have to glue and seal some strips of plastic around the top to make it fit, and maybe put a support beam underneath as well.

 

[Carlton]

Hi guys, I've come to a snag in building my custom enclosure. Can't seem to figure out the best way to create a good drainage system. I know that I've got to build a false floor to store my clean and dirty water reservoirs, but I'm not sure how to create it with the shape of my corner cabinet.

Any advice would be appreciated.

The snag isn't so much how to make the floor, but how to have it drain to one spot, where I can collect it with a hose to my dirty water reservoir. I plan on having the floor be strong enough for a potted hibiscus plant as well.

You could do something as simple as put a small shim under one corner of the entire cabinet so the floor is tipped slightly. Then put a bead of silicone around the edges of the floor so the water gets channeled to one low spot where you can easily sponge it up.

Or, put a false floor on top of the original one and tip THAT one with a shim between the floors. Then run the bead of silicone around the edges of the tipped floor.

 

[Meow Kitty]

I have a friend who makes custom drip plates for me out of the kind of steel you use for roofing vents/ducts.