Rabagliati’s Paul in Montreal
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Patrick 14:41 on 2019-08-02 Permalink
I wonder who thought those below-street-level garages, withe the short sloping driveways (illustrated in the Saint-Léonard panels) made any sense in a winter city like Montreal? They just seem to say, “Flood me!”
Kate 21:24 on 2019-08-02 Permalink
Or “Fill me up with snow!”
Uatu 21:54 on 2019-08-02 Permalink
The same people who think exterior spiral metal staircases are a good idea in a climate with 6 mos of wind, ice and snow
dhomas 09:07 on 2019-08-03 Permalink
I have one of those sloping garages. The sloping driveway (if the construction is well done) goes deeper than the actual floor of the garage, creating a kind of lip. At the bottom of the driveway is a drain. Even when there is a torrential downpour, the water never gets over the lip, provided you keep the drain grate clear of debris. My neighbour’s grate was not clean during the recent storms, so the water began to rise above the garage floor (the crisis was averted when I went over and told them to fix their drain). The only problem I’ve ever had was in the winter with the freeze/thaw cycle we had. Ice would melt and go down to my drain, then it would freeze again. The drain being in the shade, it stayed frozen longer than the rest of the ice. This was exacerbated by the storm drains in the street also being iced over. But this was the first time this happened in the 5 years since I’ve owned this home.
That said, I do install a “tempo” during the winter because shoveling snow is hard enough without it being literally an uphill battle.
Chris 10:48 on 2019-08-03 Permalink
Patrick: total guess, but maybe something like zoning height limitations made it so the only way to get 3 stories was to have partial basements, and the sloped garage was a cheat/workaround/compromise.