5 Things to Know Before Buying Large Metal Culvert Pipe

Understanding your local requirements for culvert and drainage projects isn&#;t always straightforward. Below you&#;ll find some of the basics you&#;ll need to know when shopping for culverts, as well as some beneficial tools and resources to help make shopping for culverts an easier experience. These are some of the most common questions we&#;re asked when our clients are researching culverts, and we hope these resources can help you in your journey.

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What type of culverts exist? Which culvert is best?

There are two common types of culverts, Corrugated Steel Pipe (CSP) and High-Density Polyethylene Pipe (HDPE). CSP is available in multiple factory-applied finishes to accommodate the wide variety of performance and hydrology considerations including Galvanized, Aluminized Type 2, and Polymer- Laminated. HDPE BOSS ranges from 100mm to 900mm in diameter. It combines a smooth interior wall and annular exterior corrugations for gravity-flow drainage applications.

CSP offers the optimum combination of strength, flexibility and performance, and is available in round or pipe arch profiles.

HDPE BOSS is more lightweight and cost-effective when compared to CSP. While maintaining durability, chemical resistance, and UV resistance.

CSP Culvert Profiles

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How do I properly install culvert?

To learn more about the general installation guidelines of CSP, view this Corrugated Steel Pipe Institute (CSPI) installation manual.

The CSPI is the association of Canadian corrugated steel pipe (CSP) manufacturers. An impartial organization that works with manufacturers, engineers, and municipalities around the world to gather data and information.

Our HDPE culverts are manufactured by Armtech, as a part of their BOSS product line. For Installation steps, view page 5 of our HDPE culvert brochure.

Culvert warranties are case-specific. Let us know if you have any issues and we will assess the situation to find a solution. Make sure to follow proper installation procedures to reduce the risk of issues. Most importantly, ensure that the product you&#;re buying is the correct one for your job. We&#;re more than happy to assist you with the process of culvert selection.

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What culvert does my municipality require?

We highly recommend checking your local municipal requirements prior to purchasing your culvert. Municipalities can have specific regulations for where or how HDPE and CSP culverts can be installed.

CSP: Manufactured to CSA Standard G401

HDPE: Manufactured to meet or exceed the cell class requirements of ASTM D.

Roadauthority.com offers some guidelines, information, and prequalification&#;s for specific culverts being used in public infrastructure. They also offer links to the CSP and HDPE culverts available at Ontario Agra. Both our CSP and HDPE culverts are fully certified to meet or exceed municipal requirements.

If you have any questions that weren&#;t addressed in this article, please reach out to our sales team for assistance. With years of knowledge and experience across the province, we&#;ve got the answers you&#;re looking for.

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Plastic is better than metal for several reasons. First, it will never rust out on you. EVER. Second, get the type with the smooth inner wall. It stays cleaner and doesn't hold silt and debri. As for strenght, both rely on preasure from the fill material being equal on all sides. You need a certain amount of fill on top based on the size of the pipe you install to reach maximum strength. For an RV, you will need this. For a car or light tractor, the amount on top isn't as important.

Since you want to create a crossing over a ravine, go as big as you can. That ravine was created by allot of water. The size of it shoud tell you the amount of flow you have to deal with. 24 inches is a huge pipe and should be able to handle most situations, but there is a reason they make bigger pipes and/or install two side by side.

Putting grates in front will cause more problems than it would solve. Small leaves will wash right through it, but with a grate in front, they will create a dam. It's very rare to see one along highways or anyplace that they are put in profesionally, so I'm thinking you don't need one. I don't have any on mine and so far haven't had any issues.

Backfill is usually with clean soil, but sometimes sand is used instead. Rock isn't any good because of the voids and dificulty in getting it all compacted. At the entrance to the pipe you will need to put something down to stop erosion. I've used sacks of cement for this with good results. Of course, it's not as attractove as rock. If you use rock, be sure it's big enough not to wash away or let the water through it. Small rock is useless during a heavy storm.

And always plan for the very worse that can happen.

Eddie

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