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Earth Inspection Box Exposed

kaisersose77 · 2021-07-29 13:01:01

I was power washing the small bit of concrete I have at the back of my house and noticed there was a green box exposed. I hadn't power washed that area but noticed it when I moved old tiles that were in that area for the last few years. I see it says earth Inspection and from googling it's an earth Inspection Box which I…

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29-07-2021 2:01pm

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kaisersose77

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I was power washing the small bit of concrete I have at the back of my house and noticed there was a green box exposed. I hadn't power washed that area but noticed it when I moved old tiles that were in that area for the last few years. I see it says earth Inspection and from googling it's an earth Inspection Box which I haven't a clue about. Is this dangerous being exposed and should it be recovered with some concrete?

Forgive me I know nothing about these! :)

Thanks

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#2 29-07-2021 6:24pm
Risteard81

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058201347/earth-inspection-box-exposed

No - it should never have been covered with concrete. It must remain accessible for inspection, testing and maintenance. That's why there are screws on the lid in order to enable access.

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#3 29-07-2021 8:04pm
kaisersose77

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Cheers, hadnt spotted it before so looked odd.

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