Recent content by Rich_t

Ah, fair enough. My builder would probably set me straight on that but he seems to have done a disappearing act this week. He went to the planning office and got something signed for something when he put a new bathroom in for me, but I probably should have paid more attention to that. I'd...

That sounds like a very inappropriate euphemism Mr D :LOL:

Hi Ian. They say it isn't a living space, but if I had one I'd probably put a cushion on the bottom step and spend all evening in there :p

For anyone else who likes this idea, I've done a bit of lunchtime research and found the following. Firstly advice from one of those Spiral stair cellar companies, most of which applies to my idea too: "Planning permission is not normally required because the Spiral Cellar is not considered a...

Yes, I've had a good scan through Pinterest. (That’s what inspired me in fact.) Quite a lot of those are spiral staircase boreholes with shelving round the outside but (I'm guessing) that's way above my budget and probably goes deep enough to constitute a proper basement extension to boot. I...

I've emailed our planning office explaining the project and asked them if it requires planning permission and whether there are features I shouldn't include or dimensions below which it would be a permitted floor modification. All the literature says you need permission to excavate a new room or...

Ah, when I said rubble, what I found appeared to be the foundations of previous constructions. I dug up the remains of walls and fireplaces etc. constructed from irregular hand made bricks under the garden. It wasn't material the builders of the current property buried. I don't think I found...

Downstairs is open plan with a structure that includes the fireplace in the middle, which supports the first floor and loft of the property. The only other walls are the perimeter ones. The kitchen is currently about a quarter of this, but we'll extend it a little into the living room to take up...

Thanks for the replies. The black material could be some sort of pitch. It is brittle and a little loose in places though and has no tarry smell to it. It wasn't singed when my bit got hot either. There are no floor timbers. Floor tiles (of a melamine like material) are fixed directly to it in...

Hi all, I'm replacing my kitchen in the next few months and I'm toying with the idea of creating a void below the kitchen floor and using it as a mini cellar/larder. I've seen ready made spiral staircase wine cellars, but that's way more sophisticated than I'm considering. It seems like an...