Drive Entrance

Drive Entrance

Creating the perfect drive drainage system

To manage runoff at the driveway entrance, use a channel drain rated for vehicles—ACO RainDrain B 125 suits most domestic cars. Choose grating styles to match block paving or concrete.

Benefits

Polymer concrete channel strength
RainDrain B 125 load rating for driveways
Sump/outlet components for easy connection

Useful Links

RainDrain B 125, RainDrain Brickslot B 125 (for block paving), GroundGuard (reinforce grass verges)

FAQs

What about heavy SUVs? RainDrain B 125 is suitable for domestic vehicles; check the installation base.
Can I get a slot finish? Use RainDrain Brickslot B 125 for block paving.
How to keep it clean? Fit a sump unit for debris capture and easy maintenance.

ACO TOOLS

Use our free visualiser tool

With a wide range of options available, our visualiser tool enables you to see what the different solutions could look like when installed with different materials.

Click here to visualise your drive entrance

Complete the Look

ACO offer a range of different cast iron gratings for our best-selling ACO RainDrain® B 125 channels, enabling the perfect finish and style for your driveway. Choose from:

Antique Iron HeelGuard™ (ATec Grating)
Mosaic HeelGuard™ (ATec Grating)
Intercept HeelGuard™ (ATec Grating)

View the Complete the Look range of gratings here

ACO Hints & Tips

Driveway drainage: Top 5 tips

At the entrance to many properties, driveway drainage serves as both a functional and aesthetic part of the property gateway.

Neil Higgins, Product Training Manager at ACO Water Management gives his top 5 tips for effective driveway drainage

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Which ACO product to choose?

ACO offers a wide range of drainage channels and surface water management solutions. Here are some of our key channels that meet the B 125 Load class requirements for driveway entrances. However if you have larger vehicles using the drive you may need a higher Load class C 250 product such as our ACO CivicDrain®. Please get in touch if you need anymore help making a selection of which product is right for your project.

RainDrain® Brickslot B 125 drainage channel

ACO RainDrain® Brickslot B 125 channel is a popular drainage channel option for driveways. It's galvanised steel slot top style grating is a discreet option for achieving the perfect finish

RainDrain® B 125 drainage channel

ACO RainDrain® B 125 channel is a popular drainage channel option for driveways with its cast iron grating.

GroundGuard ground stabilisation tile

ACO GroundGuard is a lightweight ground reinforcement system ideal for grass or gravel stabilisation. The robust system is certified for loads up to 250 tonnes per m2, making it ideal for driveways and parking areas.