Compacting awkward spaces

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Sqwim
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Post: # 23871Post Sqwim

Have a recessed manhole cover and a water meter to compact around. Problem is, they are both very close to house/existing edges etc and there's no way the whacker plate is going to fit in the gap in order to compact the sub base (or sand) properly.

Got any suggestions? I've tried balancing the whacker plate on top of a few old blocks in order to compact the sub base underneath but it's a tad hairy and risks damaging the existing edges.

How do I best compact those awkward areas?

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scoffsred
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Post: # 23876Post scoffsred

Try using a sledge hammer, does the same job and think of the petrol you can save

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Post: # 23884Post DeckmanAdam

There is a tool called a tamper...but a sledge will probably do if your havnt got much to do.
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Yeah, a hand tamp/rammer/whomper will do the trick!!

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Post: # 23888Post matt h

Dave_L wrote:Yeah, a hand tamp/rammer/whomper will do the trick!!

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I dread to think how many tamps I've done with our ones.........
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Sqwim
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Post: # 23894Post Sqwim

Cheers, looks like the sledge hammer will be dusted off. One more question though...

Got any tips on how to ensure the sand being tamped in this manner gets compacted to the same degree as the sand compacted by the whacker plate, especially considering the part compaction method of screeding preferred by this site?

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Here's my baby - found in shed when we moved in years ago !!
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Wouldn't agonise too much over your 2nd question -
a) it'll be a tiny area
b) you'll feel when your tamping stops having any effect.
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Post: # 23919Post lutonlagerlout

sledge and a 500mm length of 4 by 2
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Hydraulic fill :;):
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Post: # 24153Post pinkie

up here in mcr there called a punner ? but it will do the job :;):
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Post: # 24209Post seanandruby

Pummel. :) Heres one for you..... i still call em "lamp irons," what are they ?
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gully shovells?
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Sean

Lamp Irons ? anything to do with lamp eyes on sewer systems (not to be confused with lamb pies that you can munch) :;):
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Post: # 24228Post seanandruby

Just ordinary road pins with the tail on them where we used to hang the parffin lamps. the old watchman had to go round lighting them and keeping topped up. the old wooden horses used to weigh a lot. :)
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