manhole

I had a firm out twice now to try stop a persistent smell from hatch to sewer which is inside my house. They fitted a new hatch the first time. 2nd time called out for same smell issue have removed some gravel from the seal and have put grease around the metal edge of the manhole where it meets...

Hi, the previous owners of our house converted the old garage into an annexe. Under what is now the bathroom door there is a Clark-drain manhole cover, which one is pretty ugly and two scrapes on the bottom of the door when you open it. I would like to replace it with a recessed cover which I...

Hi everyone (female here so be kind!). We recently had an extension done and are wanting to do our garden ourselves. My partner is fairly DIY savvy and so is my dad, but no one has any knowledge in sewers etc. The sewer that runs through our garden is a private one (was once owned by South East...

Hi, there. I need to do a extension on my rear garden, but close to my new foundation, there’s a concrete rectangular manhole cover, I opened it today and found out there’s a large concrete ring underneath it. And there’s two clay pipe opposite on each side, one side still dripping water and the...

Hi, I have pretty ugly old concrete slab in back garden. Unfortunately I had built deck on top of some parts, and removing it anyway would be a hassle. Instead I'm thinking about putting resin bound gravel on top of it, as it seams it will look both good and function well. The job seems pretty...

Hi All, I have a manhole in my garden that requires reducing, the cover is in the middle of my lawn and is unsightly as well as being highly corroded is incredibly dangerous. The manhole is used to service a septic tank as I live in the countryside with no mains sewage. I have attached some...

Hello all, I’ve had a good search but can’t seem to find an answer (apologies if this is infact a duplicate thread). Can anyone advise the best way of removing this inset (I think that’s what they’re called) manhole cover? The four screws are out but I don’t want to damage the screw holes by...

Hi, I hope the pictures have attached themselves so you can have a look. Starting to sort my garden out in my new house. Needs levelling and raised retaining beds installed. The channels you can see in pictures is me sorting out the levels (excavating the ground next week with just me, a...

I saw a post on here a few days ago which sort of mirrored what I am going through but my situation is much worse and I don’t know where to turn. This started in 2014 when I bought an orangery from a well know and reputable company. At the time we were advised that we had planning permission /...

We had a conservatory built a few years back (no regs required) and the installers built over a manhole so there is no access. Now we are getting a solid roof on and will also be removing doors to conservatory so will need building regs / inspection etc Is this manhole issue likely to flag up...

Hi all, new poster here and hoping for some advice. We have a manhole that blocks occasionally, so i periodically clear it to prevent that. When i do i notice a very weird formation of 'waste' and i wonder if anyone has experienced the same. Waste is building up only around only one of the...

Need some urgent help, please! I am having a east facing conservatory built and am a bit confused about flooring. It's a large rectangular conservatory (3m by 9m) and has two manholes that the builder will raise up to floor level and we will need some sort of double sealed manhole cover that...

I'm having my drive done; Tarmac with block paved edges. When the grabber drove over the manhole it partially caved in. One course of brick and a lot of concrete fell in. So they were going to rebuild it. I have to say, they did a good job of clearing and flushing the drain. Came home... saw...

Hello, As my user name may suggest, I have lots of really good ideas however no reality if they are possible. (Yes, I'm a girl!!) This time I may have stumped even the most experienced tradesmen. I have a 600 x 450 internal manhole (really annoying) and want to reduce it to a 450 x 450. My...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone might be able to help with this! We have recently had a wall built around our front garden. In the front garden, there are two manhole covers - one rectangular and one circular. The rectangular one appears to be for waste water from our property? This being the...

Hi I have used the search facility and haven't found what I'm looking for. I've also tried googling. I have a public sewer running along the back of my property (and the other properties in the street). I have a manhole cover next to the soil pipe. While thinking about an extension to the...

Hi, I am new to this forum and am in the process of selling my house. I had a conservatory, 4m x 4m built over a manhole (public shared sewer) with a double skin cover in Jul 2008. At the time I was informed by my builder that this building method was fine and no planning permission was...