I have a cellar, in a semi detached. The main void has been floored with some sort of cement type of mixture. you cannot stand up in the cellar, you have to walk around with your back all hunched over and it's not a working area by no means - which is a shame.
The past weekend was spent removing all the loose bricks, rubble and soil from the adjoining small void. There is no floor in here so i could just keep digging right down into the earth which would be good if we could make the area tall enough to stand in.
I would probably need to dig down another foot. Would this cause any problems with the stability of the house? When should i stop digging? How can i tell where the foundations start and what are the dangers of digging too deep.
If i can successfully go deeper in this void, then i may consider doing the same to the main cellar area - which is much larger, but would give a fantastic working space.
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The past weekend was spent removing all the loose bricks, rubble and soil from the adjoining small void. There is no floor in here so i could just keep digging right down into the earth which would be good if we could make the area tall enough to stand in.
I would probably need to dig down another foot. Would this cause any problems with the stability of the house? When should i stop digging? How can i tell where the foundations start and what are the dangers of digging too deep.
If i can successfully go deeper in this void, then i may consider doing the same to the main cellar area - which is much larger, but would give a fantastic working space.
P