Installing a recessed manhole cover 

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Hi Sam Davies Thanks dude keep the content going bud all the best Tony Keep Safe, happy Easter

Mark Stanton thanks. That’s interesting, have you got a link so I can check it out?

Glad it was helpful! 😀

Thanks. Good point there, I maybe could have placed it a little better. The slithers can be awkward but luckily sandstone is strong even on slithers

That's ok, no question is dumb! The mix is mortar, its 5:1 so 5 parts sand and 1 part cement with plasticiser. There is videos of how to mix mortar on my channel

Hi Jamie, thanks! Yes you would point what’s in the tray the same as all the rest. There’s another recessed tray video on my channel with a bit more detail if you’d like to check it out too

Thankyou! Some people like to leave a joint up to the manhole edges and point them but I don’t think it leaves that seamless finish where the manhole isn’t meant to be obvious. So I just cut them as tight as I can to the edge and as long as you do a full bed underneath then the water can’t penetrate anywhere. Another way of doing it if you thought the water would be an issue sitting in the crack would be to do a thin bead of clear silicone

Hi, I think because I’d slabbed up to it the way I had then this was the only way I could go. I usually try and do them so they run in line and with as minimal cuts as usual. Definitely nearer than a manhole lid! Just make sure you slab up as close as you can around it before you fit it as you can measure everything much easier off all the existing slabs

@@SamDaviesBuilder Interesting, thank you for replying. End result looks great either way, just mapping out where mine goes and luckily it isn't a huge area that I have to figure out!

Travis Perkins usually are fair priced. They shouldn’t be more than 50 or 60 pounds. Make sure you get the shallow version as if you get a version for block paving you have to put loads of mortar in them to get the height. What prices have you seen for them?

@@SamDaviesBuilder I’m trying to find a tray that I can put concrete in that will be part of the decking for my spray decking here in Vegas. Cheapest I’ve been able to find so far is about $650. 😳 but everything seems to be for pavers. Thinking I might just do a pre fabricated mold and then match the decking to that when it gets poured.

@@kcmorgan88 ah you’re in the U.S. 650 is a crazy price. You’re definitely best off making something you can pour concrete in with some rebar for strength

@@SamDaviesBuilder thanks Sam! Great vid BTW, turned out great!

@@kcmorgan88 no problem, thankyou 😃

Without seeing a picture, I would dig out the soil around the round manhole so you can put around 6 inches of concrete in (Mark out the size of your rectangular manhole first and make the concrete slightly bigger), then you could bed the recessed manhole cover on that concrete or if the concrete is further down then build up with bricks to sit the recessed cover on

I think you’ll be fine, it doesn’t matter if the cover sits inside the drain opening a bit. Most important thing is you cover any gaps where the opening is bigger. Use slate before the concrete haunching on the outside if it falls through the gaps

Thanks!

Hi, only because those rectangular trays were in stock in my local merchants and at a good price. If I could have found a smaller one easily I’d have gone for a small square one

Thanks 😄

5:1 sand and cement with plasticiser

They're not too bad to lift, just do a two person lift if they're too heavy and its ok. The old cast iron ones weighed a fair bit so these are probably about the same. I do agree with the plastic handles which may not stand the test of time though

The Agenda hi, thanks! I used a 9” angle grinder with a diamond blade. Left over muck was used on another part of the job :)

@@SamDaviesBuilder thanks for tip. Glad muck didn't go to waste 😉

Thomas Prendiville thanks! No, the sandstone is calibrated so has score lines on the back and gives good adhesion. Smoother ones I would prime though!

@@SamDaviesBuilder cool 👍🏻 everydays a school day

Thomas Prendiville very true - I’m always looking at learning more/improving!

#Legend. I have exactly this job to do myself today. Cheers!

The primer is to stop shadowing, moisture from the mortar seeping through the pourous sandstone. Absolutely nothing to do with grooved calibrated paving.

Thankyou 😃

I’m not quite sure I get what you mean?

I’ll be honest - it would take me twenty minutes to get my tools out 🤣. I’ve never been hired because I’m fast - I don’t claim to be. People hire me to do a good job and I don’t care if it takes me a long time to do it, at least it’s done right 😄.

Would love to see state of his if he does it in 20 mins lol

20 mintues? You mad

@@SamDaviesBuilder Really? If you are doing it right you would know there should be a slurry primer on the back of each paver 🤷🏼