How to patch and then repair this broken drain cover?

http://www.dicegeorge.com./psb/psimg...0418-0407s.jpg

It had a 24inchx16inch metal drain cover
over a 2footx4foot hole
balanced on bits of stone.

Eventually I'd like to be able to park a car on it,
for now I don't want kids falling in it!

How are drain covers done nowadays?

[g]

On Apr 18, 3:27*pm, "george [dicegeorge]"
wrote:
How to patch and then repair this broken drain cover?

http://www.dicegeorge.com./psb/psimg...oken20110418-0...

It had a 24inchx16inch metal drain cover
over a 2footx4foot hole
balanced on bits of stone.

Eventually I'd like to be able to park a car on it,
for now I don't want kids falling in it!

How are drain covers done nowadays?

[g]

You go and buy one at a builders merchant..

BTW. You don't want to let any of that rubble get down there or you
will be f*****d.

You will probably have to rig up shuttering to form a concrete top for
the chamber with a hole for your new manhole cover.

Put some plywood or similar over it for now.

In message on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:27:16 +0100
george [dicegeorge] wrote:

How to patch and then repair this broken drain cover?

http://www.dicegeorge.com./psb/psimg...0418-0407s.jpg

It had a 24inchx16inch metal drain cover
over a 2footx4foot hole
balanced on bits of stone.

Eventually I'd like to be able to park a car on it,
for now I don't want kids falling in it!

How are drain covers done nowadays?


That looks like a standard BT/CATV footway chamber which should have two 600mm
square covers - look around, you'll probably find plenty like it.

Get the right covers for it. The 24" x 16" cover was an obvious bodge and
leaves plenty of opportunity for you car to drop into it - followed, of course,
by the kids ...!

Alternatively, get another two 24" x 16" covers. That would be a stronger
solution and more car proof - remember I said it looks like a FOOTWAY chamber?

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Terry