baza31
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Well originally I was going to do this before I moved in but never got round to it . Well yesterday I started sweeping up back yard and thought fuck it I'll dig and try find the old window . Which after about 3 hours I revealed it along with a few nasty surprises one the tree roots from a tree with a preservation order have broken my drain and are fucking my foundations.
The cellar has stone flags which I am going to reuse outside . Under is quarry bottom shale and is almost impossible to dig by hand . For the bit in the picture it took over an hour. I wanted to go down a foot but 3 inch under the slab it looks like the house has been built directly on top which is not going to give me the head height I wanted but will still be adequate .
I intend on putting a window in and making a 4th bedroom . It's then going up for sale
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Graham88
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That's proper cool.
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Jimbothebarbarian
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Registered: 19th Apr 07
Location: Cumbria..........drunk..
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Who was that chap in Austria who did a cellar conversion? See if you can get tips from him...
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Frizel - smash that tree root out 
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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Get some Slovaks in to get it dug out!
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baza31
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Yeh I could do with some . I couldn't b arsed doing any tonight but I will crack on again tomorrow
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RichR
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Not need planning/building control for a habitable space in a cellar?
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baza31
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Can't see why . There is a window there and they don't know am digging down . Am not lining the councils pockets . Am not bothered whether it can be classed as a room or not and am fairly certain whoever buys it would prefer a useful room rather than a damp unusable cellar
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Andrew
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Pretty cool to have a usable cellar. I don't think i'd personally use it as a room but even for storage would be very useful.
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
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My kitchen was a cellar. You'd never know apart from the lack of Windows
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RichR
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Are you not meant to have two means of escape from a habitable area? Fire regs?
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spencer88
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Bar digging deeper, changing a cellar from storage to living space is only a change of use, so doesn't need PP.
It will however require approval from Building Regs.
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VrsTurbo
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quote:
Originally posted by RichR
Are you not meant to have two means of escape from a habitable area? Fire regs?
He must have already else this picture would of been difficult..
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Gary
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The k he means steps plus another. Which seems daft as most bathrooms have tiny windows that'd be no good as an escape route
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Conway563
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IIRC bathrooms don't count
From my extensive viewing of 'Homes Under the Hammer' they're the only room you can have without a window
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chloe16v
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the house im moving to has a cellar that im considering turning into a living space, but it is on the same level as the back garden and has a full size door out onto the back garden, also already has windows in it so will just require lining and plastering, the boiler is down there so easy to put a rad in and also has a wc down there
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Gary
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Good for you
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VrsTurbo
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quote:
Originally posted by chloe16v
the house im moving to has a cellar that im considering turning into a living space, but it is on the same level as the back garden and has a full size door out onto the back garden, also already has windows in it so will just require lining and plastering, the boiler is down there so easy to put a rad in and also has a wc down there
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Tomnova16
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George clarks amazing spaces on ch4 Thursday had a house that turned the basement in a mini Vegas. Was really good. Worth watching on 4od
Lots of tips
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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baza31
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I've been down there past two nights . I must of took 150 bucket loads out . Last night I noticed I hit the foundations at one point which is now where am going to . I noticed a slightly bowed wall so called out my structural engineer mate who come give me some advice . I have about 10 massive stone slabs to get out hopefully whole so I can reuse or sell them . I have hit rock now so once I move the last of the soft stuff and get the flags out am going to dig the jack hammer out to get it level'ish . Am going to put insulation matting down now rather than kingspan then get some concrete down. Hopefully before I go away. I'll upload pics tomorrow
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tom130691
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quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
quote:
Originally posted by chloe16v
the house im moving to has a cellar that im considering turning into a living space, but it is on the same level as the back garden and has a full size door out onto the back garden, also already has windows in it so will just require lining and plastering, the boiler is down there so easy to put a rad in and also has a wc down there
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Female variant of Andrew ?
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flybikeslee
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sex dungeon
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Rob_Quads
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Are you doing this to building regs? or just as a room to crash in
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
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A bowed wall, hitting foundations and out comes the jackhammer. I await a phone call from your dad letting g me know the funeral date
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Chris x
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
A bowed wall, hitting foundations and out comes the jackhammer. I await a phone call from your dad letting g me know the funeral date
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