Hi all, I converted a damp cellar into a workspace by using a DPC on the walls and flor and installing a marine treated subfloor. I have since put up batons and then plasterboard and a new ceiling. The problem is there is no air flow and when I go down there I get short of breath very quickly.
There is an old coal shute going in to the cellar which I stupidly used to chuck loads of waste into and seal up. I could take some plasterboards off, cut into the DPC and remove all this to allow access to the air bricks. Is that the best thing to do to allow air movement?
It's not like it all the time, usually only when it rains for some reason, but I really need to get it sorted. If I remove all the waste and open up the old coal shute, I know that rain will come in but as the ceiling of the cellar is below ground level I can't see another way round it unless I use a pump and vent in air via another route.
I am on a mega budget, preferably free! Any ideas greatly appreciated!!!
There is an old coal shute going in to the cellar which I stupidly used to chuck loads of waste into and seal up. I could take some plasterboards off, cut into the DPC and remove all this to allow access to the air bricks. Is that the best thing to do to allow air movement?
It's not like it all the time, usually only when it rains for some reason, but I really need to get it sorted. If I remove all the waste and open up the old coal shute, I know that rain will come in but as the ceiling of the cellar is below ground level I can't see another way round it unless I use a pump and vent in air via another route.
I am on a mega budget, preferably free! Any ideas greatly appreciated!!!