Recessed manhole cover - how to hide an ugly manhole cover 

🤣 that dog never gave up

Thanks 😃. I’ll pass on the message to the dog too

No worries at all, hope it goes well for you! The recessed manholes are satisfying once they’re done but they take time

Thanks for the double watch! Was such a lovely dog, would literally wait all day for me to throw the ball 🤣

It was a lovely dog but forever wanting me to throw things!

Lovely dog but you have to throw something for him constantly 🤣

Honestly, I couldn’t put a figure on it for you as every job is different. There is a lot of work in these covers but I couldn’t tell you a cost, I’m afraid. Each job is priced individually as no two jobs are the same

Cheers Tom, always dread doing these as they can be fiddly but the end result is satisfying!

These type of manholes are for either

@@SamDaviesBuilder but how will surface water get in when it's completley covered?

@@thelordisthespirit sorry I see what you mean now. This is just a cover so it can’t be used to drain water. I don’t know of a product that would do what you’re after exactly but the closest thing would be some sort of aco drain, maybe the ‘brickslot’ version

@@SamDaviesBuilder Thanks for the clarification.

You could put a couple of lintels across the larger manhole to build off for the new manhole, 4x2” concrete lintels will be fine for that and cheap enough

Was thinking something like that but I haven't got much depth to play with as I already have the path which the new patio will join to and the cover is right next to it, around 80mm from current hole to finished height, so slabs are 32mm thick with about 20mm bed, so would only leave about 30mm to place concrete lintels 🤦🏻‍♂️

@@lewisfoster4584 are you going off a plastic or brick manhole?

Brick

@@lewisfoster4584 could you take a course off the manhole so you could have the room for the lintels?

Thanks Tom, 4th one on the job so I was glad to finish this one!

🤣 yeah, I had to sack him after that day