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The chalk surrounds all 4 walls of the cellar. I can see/crawl under the whole house from the cellar and no chalk seems to be dug out or anything! It looks as though they just dug a big hole and built walls up against the chalk! The majority of the wall doesnt appear to weep moisture, but it...

Hi I have a old flint house built in the 1870's. It has a small cellar which we would like to turn into a utility room! The house is built on chalk and this is mostly what the cellar floor is...it is very uneven Overall the cellar has good air circulation and apart from an old coal shoot...