What cement?

[winjim]

We've had a new manhole cover put in but they obviously couldn't be bothered weeding so they've only cemented two sides. What do I need to buy to finish the job?

TIA

 

[DaveReading]

It looks like there is cement, either new or old, around all 4 sides. Is the new cover the same size as its predecessor ?

 

[the snail]

If I was bedding it in I'd use 3:1 sharp sand/cement. But you could get some ready mixed mortar and point in the gaps, probably easiest/less waste?

 

[sheddy]

Lift lid to inspect the frame and lining.

 

[winjim]

It looks like there is cement, either new or old, around all 4 sides. Is the new cover the same size as its predecessor ?

Give or take, but I'm not sure 100%. I just want to pull all that grass out and make it tidy.

If I was bedding it in I'd use 3:1 sharp sand/cement. But you could get some ready mixed mortar and point in the gaps, probably easiest/less waste?

Yeah I'm not going to get through huge bags of the stuff. I've used ready mixed mortar for brickwork before, would that do?

 

[winjim]

Lift lid to inspect the frame and lining.

I rather hoped that Yorkshire Water would have done that...

 

[sheddy]

Don’t hope. Have they dropped anything down the chamber ?

 

[winjim]

Don’t hope. Have they dropped anything down the chamber ?

I'll have a check tonight when the kids are in bed. I remember it looking pretty sound when I checked it last year. TBF if that's the job they did on the cement then it's probably worth a little look.

 

[Cycleops]

Yorkshire Water, is that like Yorkshire Tea, nice and strong?

I'd leave it as it is unless of course you’ve got time on your hands and want something to do

 

[HMS_Dave]

The best cement for that is a phone call back to em and tell them to do the job properly.

 

[winjim]

Yorkshire Water, is that like Yorkshire Tea, nice and strong?

I'd leave it as it is unless of course you’ve got time on your hands and want something to do

I want my garden to not look shoot.

 

[winjim]

The best cement for that is a phone call back to em and tell them to do the job properly.

This is probably the correct answer.

 

[matiz]

Chisel all the mortar off old and new clean round the top of the manhole then rebed the frame making sure nothing drops down the hole and the inside of the frame is pointed nice and flush,, then point a nice even strip round the outside of the frame replace the lid and job done .
Use a 3.1 mix.

 

[Adam4868]

Hardly worth buying sand and cement in bags for that.If you've got a tool station handy
https://www.toolstation.com/blue-hawk-mortar-mix/p93522
Or I'm sure there's similar stores

 

[winjim]

Chisel all the mortar off old and new clean round the top of the manhole then rebed the frame making sure nothing drops down the hole and the inside of the frame is pointed nice and flush,, then point a nice even strip round the outside of the frame replace the lid and job done .
Use a 3.1 mix.

What I'm going to do is pull all that grass out and slap something in to fill the gap.