MiamiCuse wrote:
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It is possible that someone ran a thin metal pipe over the cleanout top to
raise up the the finished concrete level. I would check if the metal edge,
that you can see, and determine if it is cast iron (brittle, will chip) or
sheet steel (will bend and crush).

I see what you mean, so when they pour the new driveway it is higher. They
did not want to properly raise the cleanout but also did not want to totally
bury it so they put a "collar" around it to raise it. Geeez if that is the
case this would be a complicated one to deal with.
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That is a possibility--again, are you _positive_ this is a reasonable
spot for sanitary sewer cleanout? Secondly, are you actually having
trouble; if so, what kind?

If this is what they did, they didn't do you any favors for sure--should
have inserted a ring or a double-walled section or similar to get access.

Do know something about whether the driveway was repoured and raised
that would substantiate that hypothesis?

Whatever they did, it certainly is clear that what you're looking at
isn't the sewer line/cleanout itself.

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