Block Paviour

Block Paviour is a recessed manhole cover: a steel tray in a matching frame, filled on site with the same block paving as the surface around it. The cover sits level with the paving and carries its pattern across the chamber, so drainage and service access stays reachable without a plain cover breaking up the surface. Each cover is made to order to the chamber opening: request a quote with the opening, quantity and paving depth.

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At a glance

Block Paviour at a glance.

Function

Keeps the chamber in the pattern

The paved tray lines up with the surrounding blocks, so an inspection chamber sits almost unseen in a driveway, courtyard or plaza.

Construction

Tray, frame and lifting points

A deep tray sits inside a frame with fixing lugs. Lifting points in the corners take keys when the cover has to come up.

Made to order

Sized to the opening

Clear opening, tray depth and frame are set by the chamber below and the paving laid over it.

How it works

Bedded frame, paved tray

The frame is bedded on the chamber walls at finished level and held in place by its lugs. The tray drops into the frame and is filled with pavers or concrete to match the surface. To open the chamber, keys go into the lifting points and the paved tray lifts out whole.

Common applications

Where it is used.

Application

Driveways

Residential driveways keep drainage and service chambers inside the block pattern.

Application

Courtyards and patios

Paved courtyards and patios avoid a plain cover sitting in the middle of the design.

Application

Plazas and streetscapes

Paved public spaces keep access points in line with the surface around them.

What else is a block paviour cover called?

In the US it is usually called a paver access cover. In the UK it is a recessed tray cover or recessed manhole cover, and in Australia and New Zealand a paver infill cover.

How is a block paviour cover sized?

From the clear opening of the chamber and the depth of the paving that will fill the tray. Send the opening dimensions, the paver and bedding depth, and the number of covers needed, and GV quotes the order from that information.

Fabricated Products

A cover made for its paving

Block Paviour is made to order to each chamber opening and paving depth by a qualified manufacturing partner.

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Made to order

Made to your requirement

This is a made-to-order product

There is no standard size or published specification. Each order is made to your drawing, sample or requirement by a qualified manufacturing partner. Request a quote with the dimensions, quantity, finish and US delivery location, and the GV team will review it with you before pricing.

Fabricated Products