drain repair silly quote?

[Mirinjawbro]

Hello

have a damaged drain on the drive as shown.

quotes coming in around £1k or so to fix

how would anyone go about fixing this and a rough cost guess please?

thanks all

[996Type]

The frame & cover start at around £100 for drive over versions.

If you can brush back the loose material and reset a new frame yourself (you might need to cut some of the existing cement away to get a new seat for the new frame) it would just be the cost of the materials.

The brickwork might not be up to drive-over loads so it might be you’ve been quoted for a someone to totally reformat the top of the drain to spread the load wider?

[Lotobear]

Probably needs a new biscuit/seating ring and cover to do properly, if it's subject to high vehicle loads.

What have they quoted for?

[996Type]

Just to add that existing solution is missing a frame and was just laid over the drain. Take the opportunity to set a proper frame in there and it will also help contain smells while being useful for maintenance access.

If you have separate access close by and really want to drive over it, you could consider capping the drain but that might prove a little more expensive.

https://www.drainagesuperstore.co.uk/product/reces...

This type will allow you to fill the cover with the same drive material to camouflage it.

[Lotobear]

To my eye the corbelled opening into the chamber looks roughly to the same size as the frame so it's not going to be properly supported unless you go for a larger cover and frame or take off the top course of brick and lay a new PC concrete biscuit then re fix the cover/frame

[rdjohn]

Superficially it looks like a possible DIY job. The bigger issue is why has the frame broken? I am guessing that it is an area of the driveway that is being driven over.

The process needs to be
Remove the stones to fully expose the cover and frame
Carefully break out the frame
Procure a suitably sized cover https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/product/building-m...
Prepare support for the frame - this is the hard bit as levels may need to be adjusted and it looks like it may need to be fixed into brickwork to prevent horizontal movement. Bed the frame on a 1:3 sand/cement mortar.
Make good when set.

If you cant do it yourself then get a few quotes from general handyman. What you will pay depends on your location and availability of labour but £1,000 seems to be on the high side.

[Mirinjawbro]

attached better pics





a grab lorry decided to drive over it