Noise from loose drain cover keeping me up at night

[Bassosa]

We have a row of four metal drain covers in the road in front of my house. Whenever a vehicle drives over them you hear a loud clunk. I should put a decibel meter near it, it's so loud it could cause hearing damage if you're stood within a few meters (my opinion). 

 

We asked Tessabaan to fix and they came! Unfortunately a full day of work yielded exactly the same situation: the loud clunk you hear when someone drives over the covers. This is a busy road so it happens every few seconds.

 

What can I do to resolve this issue? Has anyone encountered a similar situation?

[blackcab]

You can use a piece of old motorcycle tyre or inner tube. Pay someone to cut three or four pieces, lift the manhole and place the pieces so that they protrude slightly above the level of the road.

 

This is a very cheap and commonly used fix. Easy to replace aswell.

[RichCor]

...if all else fails, get someone to tack weld the covers in place. two or three welds per cover should keep it from moving  ????

 

 

[VocalNeal]

Get Somchai to pour some pitch into the gap.

[fangless]

Remove them!

Edited November 12, 2020 by fangless

[VillageIdiot]

3 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Get Somchai to pour some pitch into the gap.

...and then watch him and his mates laugh as farang kee-nok gets busted by the cops for mischief on state property.

[Surelynot]

No consolation , but my daughter, who lives in Islington has just had the drain cover outside her apartment fixed after......8 months of hounding the council.

[Lacessit]

4 hours ago, RichCor said:

...if all else fails, get someone to tack weld the covers in place. two or three welds per cover should keep it from moving  ????

 

 

Er - manhole covers have mobility for a reason.

[ChakaKhan]

Put a spirit house on it..no thai will come near it.. ????

[thaibeachlovers]

15 hours ago, blackcab said:

You can use a piece of old motorcycle tyre or inner tube. Pay someone to cut three or four pieces, lift the manhole and place the pieces so that they protrude slightly above the level of the road.

 

This is a very cheap and commonly used fix. Easy to replace aswell.

That's what they did on Soi Buakhao in Pattaya many years ago.

 

 

Edited November 12, 2020 by thaibeachlovers

[Trujillo]

The tire rubber is the right solution. Get someone to help you; don't bother to call the officials. 

[Grumpy one]

Take it away and grow a tree in the hole

[HarrySeaman]

On 11/13/2020 at 5:00 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

That's what they did on Soi Buakhao in Pattaya many years ago.

 

 

Still do, and not just with Soi Buakhao but with every street in every city or town in Thailand - assuming they have drains.

[Bassosa]

Thanks for the tips people. Credit where credit is due, they have fixed the issue.....for  now.

 

Tip about rubber tire duly noted.

Edited November 14, 2020 by Bassosa

[RichCor]

4 minutes ago, Bassosa said:

they have fixed the issue.....for  now.

Is "they" a person, place, or a thing?  

[teacherclaire]

The idea with the rubber is excellent. I'd give it a try. 

You'll get old car tire tubes at any tire store and these seem to be the best. 

 

 

[CanadaSam]

On 11/12/2020 at 8:35 PM, Lacessit said:

Er - manhole covers have mobility for a reason.

 

Ummm, I think he meant it as a joke???

[Paul DS]

On 11/12/2020 at 10:53 AM, RichCor said:

...if all else fails, get someone to tack weld the covers in place. two or three welds per cover should keep it from moving  ????

 

 

Done that! Works great!  Also poured some fast setting mortar around edges, worked as well!

[The Theory]

5 hours ago, Bassosa said:

they have fixed the issue.

I knew that they read TV posts. ????

[RichCor]

On 11/12/2020 at 12:53 PM, Bassosa said:

the loud clunk you hear when someone drives over the covers. This is a busy road so it happens every few seconds.

[hotchilli]

On 11/12/2020 at 10:05 PM, Lacessit said:

Er - manhole covers have mobility for a reason.

Not here in Los

[brianthainess]

On 11/12/2020 at 10:04 PM, Surelynot said:

No consolation , but my daughter, who lives in Islington has just had the drain cover outside her apartment fixed after......8 months of hounding the council.

There is your answer OP move to Islington.

[jomtienisgood]

On 11/12/2020 at 9:54 PM, VillageIdiot said:

...and then watch him and his mates laugh as farang kee-nok gets busted by the cops for mischief on state property.

Put phasat Thai dai na.....lol

[jomtienisgood]

14 hours ago, teacherclaire said:

The idea with the rubber is excellent. I'd give it a try. 

You'll get old car tire tubes at any tire store and these seem to be the best. 

 

 

Yes, and save the world by recycling truck tires. 5555555

[Salerno]

On 11/12/2020 at 9:53 PM, RichCor said:

...if all else fails, get someone to tack weld the covers in place. two or three welds per cover should keep it from moving  ????

 

Not necessarily that bad an idea. Who can forget ...

 

[talahtnut]

Stand on the drain cover with a white sheet over you lit underneath with a

small torch. When the word gets out, no one will ever use that road.

Make sure by writing 'pee' on the sheet, but not in English.

[Road Warrior]

"blackcab" is right  this will solve the rattle . retired uk builder

[fangless]

9 hours ago, talahtnut said:

Stand on the drain cover with a white sheet over you lit underneath with a

small torch. When the word gets out, no one will ever use that road.

Make sure by writing 'pee' on the sheet, but not in English.

And Somchai will just run you down in sheer fright!  ????

[fangless]

12 hours ago, brianthainess said:

There is your answer OP move to Islington.

Are the covers the same size in Islington and if so do you know what the excess baggage fee is please?

 

PS;  Will I need my own rubbers  in Islington?

[ballpoint]

19 minutes ago, fangless said:

Are the covers the same size in Islington and if so do you know what the excess baggage fee is please?

 

PS;  Will I need my own rubbers  in Islington?

Depends on the size of your manhole.