Page 1 of 2

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:28 pm
by Injured
There is a manhole cover/lid that is 900 x 600 with an internal opening of 450 x 550. all in concrete sat atop of the concrete risers the same size 900 x 600.

My question is is the manhole cover ok for cars to drive over on the drive or does it need replacing with a different one if so which one.

I will try to post pic later

Hope that makes sense too.

:laugh:

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:27 pm
by Pablo
Need a photo it's impossible to comment without seeing it.

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:09 pm
by GB_Groundworks
does it have any writing on it?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:45 pm
by Injured
it does but cant read it i try to uplaod pic now

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:56 pm
by Injured
Photo

this should be pic.

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:57 pm
by lutonlagerlout
sorry dont use facebook,all the info from it is stored on govt databases
LLL

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:01 pm
by GB_Groundworks
doesn't look like a vehicular cover from here its only 50/60mm thick from what i can see.

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:04 pm
by Injured
If i remember right it is around 100mm

LLL which is best site to use to upload pics to then for use on here??

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:25 pm
by GB_Groundworks
photobucket
flickr

are 2 i use now rather than using my site

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:28 pm
by Injured
ok cheers will use them next

If it is 100mm deep do you think it would be ok to leave in the drive or would you replace it??

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:57 am
by seanandruby
as long as the manhole frame is supported all round on the biscuit then it is ok. also the cover needs to be sufficient to take the weight of vehicles.

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:29 pm
by Injured
Thanks for the replies I have checked in the street and there are other drives with the same covers in them being driven on so they must be ok.
:)

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:03 pm
by msh paving
in my town there are 3 housing estates using this type off manhole,all in drive ways never heard off any problems, iv took a few off to put block paving lids on, MSH :)

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:00 pm
by Pablo
lutonlagerlout wrote:sorry dont use facebook,all the info from it is stored on govt databases
LLL
You're not one of those fellas that walk around with a saucepan on their head to stop the radiowaves reading your mind are you. :laugh:

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:09 pm
by lutonlagerlout
its not a saucepan pablo its a collander :;):
I am a bit of a libertarian,and i do not see why multiple agencies should hold multiple scraps of information on me
as has been shown by their incompetence ,the govt.s idea of security is leaving people's personal data on trains, in taxis,bars you name it
i subscribe to very little except the times,my mrs signs up for loads of stuff and as a consequence gets a multitude of unsolicited calls and letters day and night,all down to people cross-referencing her data and flogging it to double glazing firms etc
LLL :)