What is the best way to cover the driveway where the cleanout is uneven?

Once the CO plug goes on, there is still some room where dirt, leaves and other debris can drop into. The flimsy metal cover doesn't quite work.



Any ideas?

there is really nothing that works "good" without breaking out a larger area so it can be secured to the pipe, but you can get an "access cover" which fits over the cleanout, place it in the opening, and then put cement around it to hold it in place.



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hj, the access covers there now (there are two holes in the driveway like that) are the filmsy rounded metal ones and it just sits on the hole, recessed down a tiny bit. If I were to jump up and down partly over it it will pop loose.

What about this? I know there are some test plugs, the ones with a wing nut and when you turn it expands to secure the plug to the pipe wall?

AFTER I have close the PVC cleanout cover to that riser, I still have room above it to fit a 4" test plug, if the diameter fits I may be able to sort of seal that concrete hole with a test plug with the wing nut still recessed below the ground. Then I put an access cover over that, and put a screw down the middle of this cover drilled right into the test plug, and the screw would hold the access cover in place, biting into some metal and rubber inside the test plug. Would that work?

It means to open it up someone would unscrew the cover, unplug the test plug, unthread the CO cover. Still way less work and mess than filling it with concrete or foam.



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You are confusing me. IF you can screw a cleanout plug into that opening, then use a brass cleanout plug and tap a 1/4" bolt through it to hold the metal plate in place. Even a screw through a plastic plug would do the same thing, and you could NOT dislodge it by "jumping on it".

you will need to do some PRECISE chopping:



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? why is there never time or $ to do it right, but, ALWAYS, time and $$ to do it again ?

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The reason being the plug would be deeply recessed about 6" of so, that bolt or screw to hold the cover will have to be lonnngggg.

So you use a LONNNNGG screw or bolt. What's the problem? BUt it only appears to be about 4" down anyway.

SUM, based on your picture, you are using a wall plate ( no load bearing) for a drive way cover. You need a custom HD (load bearing) coverplate.

Best Wishes

Wheelchair,

yes, the last owner used a typical wall access hole cover. Guess what, there is no CO plugs under it either. There are two COs on the driveway, both had a metal wall plate over it, both had no CO plugs under it. It was open access for roaches, lizards etc...yukes.

OK, after some chipping of the side walls, I was able to fit in a PVC plug into the CO risers.

First one is almost flushed with the driveway surface.



Second one is 4" below, if I "flip" the plug and have the square knob down, it would be 5.5" or so.



However, I was only able to turn about half a revolution on these plugs. Too much junk and accumulated dirt on the threads. I will need to get a wire brush to clean it a bit.

Is there any lubricant I should apply to these threads to get the CO plugs to thread in better? WD40? Silicon spray?

quote; if I "flip" the plug and have the square knob down

WHY, would you do that, even assuming you could get a "tapered" thread to go in backwards?

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quote; both had a metal wall plate over it, both had no CO plugs under it.

Excuse me, but if that were the case WHAT was holding the metal plates, because they NEED a cleanout plug for the screw to attach to in order to keep the metal plates in place. Otherwise, the plates would just bounce around any time someone stepped on them.

The only thing holding them in place was the driveway concrete has a 6" slight depression that let the covers sit into. Yes it still bounce loose from time to time.