Drainage for your patio

Drainage for your patio

Drainage solutions designed to remove standing water and enhance patio usability.

To stop puddles on patios, choose a channel drain sized for rainfall and paving height—ACO HexDrain is the UK’s go‑to A15 option. Brickslot gives a narrow, modern look along slab edges and doors.

Benefits

Lightweight, recycled channel options
Brickslot for minimalist slot finish
Corners, sump units and accessories available

FAQs

What load class do I need? ACO Hexdrain A15 is commonly used for patios and paths.
How do I finish edges neatly? Use Brickslot along paving edges for discrete collection.
How do I connect to soakaway? Use the sump/outlet and pipe to Domestic Soakaway / StormBrixx Domestic.

ACO TOOLS

Use our free visualiser tool

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Our visualiser tool will help you see what the range of different ACO drainage channels could look like in with different surface finishes on your patio, or in different locations.

Complete the Look

See our Complete the Look range of gratings

Did you know ACO offer a range of different gratings for our best-selling HexDrain® and RainDrain® channels enabling the perfect finish.

ACO Hints & Tips

5 Key Considerations of Paving Drainage

Standing water in paved areas is not only an eye sore but it can also be a major safety hazard. Here, Our Product Training Manager at ACO Water Management, provides his top tips when considering drainage for paved areas

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Which ACO product to choose?

Stop water pooling by your patio doors. Pick a patio channel drain or slot option that suits UK weather and your paving height.

Brickslot drainage channels

RainDrain® Brickslot B 125 drainage channel

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

HexDrain® Brickslot drainage channel

The discreet HexDrain® Brickslot channel, is light and easy to use. The off-centered grating means the channel can also be placed against your house, to help achieve the maximum uninterupted patio area.

Traditional channel and grating drainage channels

RainDrain® drainage channel

ACO RainDrain® channels are made from ACO's high strength polymer concrete material, ideal for a range of domestic applications. We also have a complete range of accessories allowing for quick and easy installation.

Threshold Drain drainage channel

The stylish, modern and slim Threshol Drain channels can now be used around patios with a range accessories available. We also offer a range grates from Black or Silver aluminium to CorTen steel.

HexDrain® drainage channel

Not only available with our standard micro-grip plastic grating, or galvanised steel gratings. With our HexDrain® channels, you can change your grating using our 'Complete the Look' options to perfectly match your slabs or tiles