Recent content by BigAlBee

Ok thanks for the responses so far. So can I literally just remove the lintels and take out a couple of courses of bricks then re-lay at a lower height ? #iknowthatmakesitsoundsimple :)

This is inside the manhole (excuse the sun!) There are lintels supporting running both ways and so I don't think reducing the manhole height is an option ?

Hello everyone, pleased to meet you. My first post on the forum and looking for some help. I'm laying a new patio behind my house but there is a manhole cover just a few inches from the back wall of the property (see image). Everything I've read suggests that the patio should not be less than...