On Oct 25, 8:57*am, Borrall Wonnell wrote:
Hi all,

A basement floor drain is 6" across but sits 8" below the surface of
the concrete floor. *The concrete floor slopes down to the drain (like
a funnel), the entire thing is about 36" in diameter. *How can I cover
this up so that it is still accessible, while allowing enough strength
for a person to stand on it.

I'm considering pouring new concrete to reduce the diameter from 36"
to something a bit more manageable. *Use sonotube, wood framing, or
ABS pipe as support and to keep new concrete from plugging the drain.
Alternately, adjust floor drain to (nearly) the height of the concrete
floor and fill the area with concrete.

Does this seem like a sensible approach?

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to why the builder would go through
the effort of sloping a 36" drain?

I'd probably do you second solution.