Every so often an ADP (American Drainage Products) plastic grate is mistaken for NDS Spee-D Channel. There is a good reason for that. ADP was a company based out of Columbus, Ohio who carried a product line that overlapped with those offered by NDS (National Diversified Sales). In 1997, NDS purchased ADP and incorporated its […]
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Information about NDS plastic trench drain systems and plastic catch basins
Catch Basins, Decorative Grating, Frequently Asked Questions, General, Home Improvement, Lawncare, NDS Products, Patios, Style, Uncategorized, Urban Drainage
The Catch Basin Medley: Know Your Options
07
Apr
Apr
Catch basin material, size, and shape are determined by its intended application. Often made in plastic, many round catch basin options are small and usually found in residential or pool applications. Many square basins – even those on the larger side of the scale – feature optional decorative grating to assist in making an ugly […]
Driveways, General, Home Improvement, Lawncare, NDS Products, Patios, Pool Deck Drains, Profile Drains, Uncategorized
NDS 8″ Pro Series Channel Drain
03
Aug
Aug
Recently, a number of people contacted us regarding the NDS 8 inch Pro Series Channel Drain. In a previous article, the 8” Pro Series was mentioned, though not in any great detail. In this article, I’ll elaborate on the channel and grating features this popular channel drain system. The Pro Series by NDS The Pro […]
Frequently Asked Questions, General, Home Improvement, Lawncare, NDS Products, Patios, Pool Deck Drains, Profile Drains, Stegmeier, Style, Uncategorized
Extruded Channel Drains (Part 2)
21
Jun
Jun
Last entry discussed differences and commonality between extruded channel drains manufactured by NDS and Stegmeier. I wanted to continue along this path and discuss two other very similar extruded products — NDS’ Spee-D Channel and Stegmeier’s Flowmaster. The Flowmaster is marketed as a professional-grade channel drain for swimming pool decks. The Spee-D Channel is sold […]
Frequently Asked Questions, General, Home Improvement, NDS Products, Patios, Pool Deck Drains, Profile Drains, Stegmeier, Style, Uncategorized
Extruded Channel Drains (Part 1)
22
Apr
Apr
Last month, I wrote an article about a plastic channel drain product marketed by NDS under the “Pro Series” brand. This neutral channel product line is manufactured by injection molding. While injection molding is great for making intricate shapes, manufacturing costs associated with injection molding drive product costs up. There are design and mold costs […]
General, Home Improvement, Lawncare, NDS Products, Pool Deck Drains, Profile Drains, Uncategorized
NDS Pro Series Channel Drains
28
Mar
Mar
NDS offers a line of channel drain systems called the “Pro Series”. These channels are injected, molded from polyvinyl chloride, and have a neutral slope (no slope). They come in a variety of widths (3”, 5”, 8” and 12”). According to NDS literature asterisk notes, this product is technology licensed from the Italian trench drain […]
Frequently Asked Questions, General, Home Improvement, Lawncare, NDS Products, Patios, Pool Deck Drains, Style, Uncategorized
Plastic Trench Drain vs. Residential Trench Drain
27
Feb
Feb
Are most residential drainage projects solved by plastic trench drain? It’s starting to look that way. As society’s attention to stormwater runoff issues grows, so does our need to learn about water control products such as trench drains. Concrete and fiberglass trench drains dominated the commercial market for years. Polymer concrete or fiberglass-based drainage systems […]
Decorative Grating, Frequently Asked Questions, General, Home Improvement, Lawncare, NDS Products, Patios, Pool Deck Drains, Style, Uncategorized
Pro’s and Con’s of Plastic Trench Drain
22
Feb
Feb
When I started my career with trench drain, I didn’t know the critical questions that determine whether a plastic trench drain is appropriate in a drainage project. At the time, I handled a polymer concrete product line. Polymer concrete is a mixture of an inert material (such as silica sand) and a two-part polyester resin […]