Sanity check on some concrete work

[Chaotic42]

Hey all. I'm looking at getting a 24' x 1' metal drain system installed in place of an existing broken on. It would run in front my garage door and drain water from the front of my house off the back. it would involve removing the existing plastic one and tearing up some concrete to install the new system. I was quoted a little over $4,000 and I have no idea if this is appropriate. My understanding is that this is a quality contractor, but I've never dealt with anything like this before. Does this pass the sniff test? I don't mind paying for quality, but it does seem a little high to me.

Any thoughts?

 

[NutBucket]

How wide is the existing one? Sounds like it should be pretty easy to do yourself if you are so inclined. You could break out the existing one, have the channel cut to the appropriate width (if necessary) and drop in the new one after adjusting for proper height.

I dunno, I'm always shocked at how "expensive" small jobs are so I'm inclined to do most of them myself.

 

[Greenman]

This is a 12" diameter pipe you're putting in? How much does it rain where you live?

 

[NutBucket]

Sounds more like this:

 

[Micrornd]

Chaotic42,
You need to show us what drain you are talking about.
Trench drains are measured/referred to across their top, not their depth.
Normally for home driveways a 4"-6" drain is all that is installed.
A 12" is a commercial unit where there is a great deal of square footage to drain.
And to be honest, if you are using a 12" you are getting a great deal, but you are also using a drain sized for a parking garage or shopping center.
And you should tell us whether the new one is all metal or just the covers.

 

[Chaotic42]

The guy said 1', which I took to mean the width. It does rain a fair amount where I live, but I'm on a hill and the drain will function to keep the water from getting to my foundation. I believe it's all metal, because we were talking about how bad my current plastic one is and he said "metal". I'll find out more next week and let you all now. As far as me doing the work, I'm really unhandy. Installing a drain like this is way beyond what I'd be comfortable doing at this point.

 

[olds]

Sounds more like this:
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Slot drain