Quite large clean-out.
If the lid can be removed without removing the drum, It should be fine...
put a lid on it and some yard art over it. don't plant anything around the drum.

 

It will eventually rust out though being steel. I don’t know how long it will take.

 

I’ve seen red bricks mortared, in a circle, up to the lid.

 

If you want to mess with it, you could coat the exterior with a bituminous coating to ground level. Or......

I installed irrigation (sprinkler ) control box over mine. I'm unsure about a size large enough for your cleanout.
There are different sizes and shapes.

control boxes

 

Put a wishing well over it, then use the coins to buy yourself a beer 🍺

 

I’ll leave that too the guy that pump the septic.

 

google septic tank extensions. The 24" ones I bought were less than $40 a piece. (BC)






(BC) before covid

 

The 24" ones I bought were less than $40 a piece

I agree. Manufactured risers are too cheap not to use. I think I paid $60 each for mine at my rental cabin a few years ago. Reinventing the wheel without spokes seems to be counter productive.

 

I spoke with someone who sold septic products and he said a steel one will corrode from the sewer gases and advised applying an asphalt coating on the inside.

I am however, leaning towards a commercially engineered product after much thought.

 

"Any idea what your total cost came out to be?"

Four risers (2 each opening) plus two caps came to about $150, plus about 2 hours of my labor.

 

One thing to consider is that you want the risers to be reasonably water tight to prevent surface water and shallow groundwater from leaking into the septic tank. Before the plastic risers came along people used a section of concrete well casing mortared to the tank and a well cap. That might be a bit cheaper, if you can find it, but a lot heavier to deal with.

 

The commercially available risers are sealed to the tank via flanges and a sealant, plus concrete anchors, so water infiltration doesn't happen unless you have an accident or break the seal.

 

Well yesterday I broke down and bought a tuf-tite kit from a septic company 40 minutes away from me for $200.

Kit includes:
1” Tank adapter (base)
12” riser
6” riser
1” Lid
butyl sealing rope ( no anchors are needed for this system)
hex head screws The girls at the front office grabbed them from the back after I asked for them. They are supposed to be stainless so I hope they are the right ones. Looks like I probably will still need some stainless lid screws.

This leads me with two choices as my ground height is about 15 to16” from septic tank to surface.

1) 14” total height with one riser meaning lid would be 1-2” underground.
2) 20” so 4” above ground.

Do folks that install these bury them or leave them proud or try to get them flush to the ground?

If it’s buried a few inches, what should I put on top? Looking for some landscaping ideas here as this is in my lawn.

 

Did your supplier furnish the screws? They should be beveled stainless steel screws for the lid with one security screw for the side.

 

I had to order the correct stainless pan head off eBay. Thanks

 

Finished this awhile back.
I think I did alright.

 

Great job.
protect it from lawn equipment however you want.

Build a moveable wishing well to put over it.
a small diameter zen style rock garden....
anything or nothing....
congrats on the neat job.

 

Great job.
protect it from lawn equipment however you want.

Build a moveable wishing well to put over it.
a small diameter zen style rock garden....
anything or nothing....
congrats on the neat job.

Thank you