12/29/2025
Replaced an inlet box last week. Removed the grating and concrete (No rebar in place). Instead of purchasing a new box (that would require a bigger footprint to be dug in order to install the new box) I opted to build a new one in place for multiple reasons. Mainly to keep the cost down for the customer because I would have had to cut all the pipes entering the inlet and then knock out holes thru the new box and extend the pipes I just cut so they protrude thru to the inside of the box, then mud around the new pipes so they are water tight, backfill to existing asphalt, compact the backfilled stone, and since it’s winter now I would have to come back in the spring and dig out approximately 6” of stone, compact it again and finally install the asphalt up to the inlet and compact as well. Building in place made just as nice of a job and it’s complete with a lot less man hours and unnecessary work that would have accomplished the same results but with a much larger price tag.