Hello,
I am in the process of paving around a drain installed by a previous owner that seems to be the wrong kind and wrong height. It was surrounded by shingle, gravel and a few slabs dotted about the area. I am trying to patio/path the entire area and after digging around the drain found it to be too low and sloping. It has no plastic hopper or concrete cast type.
Pictures below:
Don't know enough to attempt digging up and re-doing the entire thing, so need advice about a basic fix or work around. I figured I could either just leave a space around it and then create a concrete sloping sides to act as a hopper and divert any water down into the drain. Is there a plastic fitting I could it fit inside it or a flexible seal I could use to cut the top off the existing drain and attach a new hopper fitting? Any advice would be very welcome and much appreciated.
I am in the process of paving around a drain installed by a previous owner that seems to be the wrong kind and wrong height. It was surrounded by shingle, gravel and a few slabs dotted about the area. I am trying to patio/path the entire area and after digging around the drain found it to be too low and sloping. It has no plastic hopper or concrete cast type.
Pictures below:
Don't know enough to attempt digging up and re-doing the entire thing, so need advice about a basic fix or work around. I figured I could either just leave a space around it and then create a concrete sloping sides to act as a hopper and divert any water down into the drain. Is there a plastic fitting I could it fit inside it or a flexible seal I could use to cut the top off the existing drain and attach a new hopper fitting? Any advice would be very welcome and much appreciated.