Designer Drain Grates are manufacturers and designers of Australian made high quality decorative drain grates and drain grills (storm drains) made from aluminium.Our drainage systems are suitable for domestic outdoor areas such as:
- Courtyards
- Driveways
- Landscaped Gardens
- Lawn areas
- Swimming Pool Surrounds
- Paved Areas
- Patios
Our unique range of Designer Drain Grates secure appeal for home owners, designers, architectural landscape gardeners and suppliers, contractors and architects looking for a quality statement in the way they want to handle surface water run off.
Our range of Designer Drain Grills gives you the choice of styles and colours to blend or contrast with your architecture and garden design.
The Classic and Heritage Drain Grating styles offer a finish to suit homes or differing eras of architecture and cultural design.
Our range of heavy duty plastic drainage products combined with the Designer Drainage Grate range gives you an effective drainage solution.
We ship worldwide including Australia, US and UK, and have warehouses and distributors in the USA and Australia. UK warehouse coming soon.
Below are our range of designer storm drainage grates, grills and accessories which can be ordered via our warehouse in Australia, UK or US:
- Designer Drain Grates
(also known as Rainwater Pit Grates, Storm Drains, Drainage Grills, Drain Covers, Sump Drain Covers, Drain Gratings, French Drains, Floor Gratings) - Rainwater Pits (also known as Catch Baisns, Sump Drains, Soak Pits, Soakage Wells, Trenches, Stormwater Pits)
- Designer U Channel Grates (also known as u channel drain grills, u channel drainage gratings, u channel covers)
- U Channel Base (also known as u channel pits, u channel soak wells)

Our high quality aluminium drainage grates come in six colours, two shapes and two designs. Prices start at US$25.
Feel free to contact us if your require custom drain grate designs and colours. Minimum quantities and mold costs may apply, under agreement of contract.
Our high quality aluminium Rainwater Pit Grates come in six colours and two designs.
DIMENSIONS AND SIZES
- Drain Grate size 9.5 inch square (245 mm square)
- 1/4 inch thick (10mm)
- Reinforcing ribbing on underside to a depth of 1 inch or 25mm at centre of underside of grate
- Thickness or depth of grate 1/4 inch (10mm)
- Drainage grate compatible with 9.5 inch (250mm) – Plastic rainwater pit range
- Plastic pit UV stabilised polypropylene – or 11 inches (280 mm ) deep
- 15 Litre capacity
COLOURS
- SANDSTONE
- TERRACOTTA
- HAWTHORNE GREEN
- BLACK
- REGENCY BRONZE
- REGENCY SILVER
STYLES
- Heritage
- Classic
APPLICATION
Will take the load of standard motor vehicle but is NOT designed for that purpose. Not recommended for heavy vehicle or constant vehicle crossing.
Pedestrian areas, parkland, paved areas, pool side area, lawn areas, courtyards, patios, driveways, decks, etc Domestic application only
MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS
- Manufactured from virgin Cast Aluminium
- Powder Coating – five stage process
- Acid etching & cleaning
- Chromate conversion prior to coating
- Preheat casting prior to coating
- Coating of grate
- Heat treatment of powder
Meets all criteria as specified by powder manufacturer
MERCHANDISING / PACKAGING
All drain grills come with full colour label and are individually shrink wrapped and placed in clear plastic sleeve.
Drain Gratings are bar coded. Display storage units are also available which hold 10 rainwater pit grates.
Our high quality aluminium U Channel Grates come in six colours and two designs.
DIMENSIONS AND SIZE
| U CHANNEL GRATE ONLY | ||
| mm | icnches | |
| Length | 500 | 19 & 1/2 |
| Width | 125 | 5 |
| U CHANNEL BASE | ||
| mm | icnches | |
| Length | 1000 | 39 & 1/2 |
| TWO U CHANNEL GRATES* | ||
| 500mm each required to complete one length of U Channel Base at 1.0 metre |
Reinforcing fibbing on underside (Heritage style only)
Drainage Grates are compatible with “100 series” plastic U Channel base
Domestic applications have been load tested to 1.5 tonne wheel loading.
They are easily installed and are made of non-corrosive aluminium meaning they last.
Channel colour: Black
COLOURS
- SANDSTONE
- TERRACOTTA
- HAWTHORNE GREEN
- BLACK
- REGENCY BRONZE
- REGENCY SILVER
STYLES
- Heritage
- Classic
APPLICATION
- Pedestrian areas, pool side areas, courtyards, driveways, lawn areas, decks, garages, etc.
- Domestic application
- Designed for standard motor vehicle load
- Load tested to 1.5 tonne
- 10 litre capacity
MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS
Refer Data sheet Rainwater Pit Grates-Plastic Channel drain UV stabilised polypropylene Plastic end caps
available. Ensure end caps are firmly fixed with concrete or paved surrounds