Creating a conversation pit

Joined
10 Jun 2020
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
Country
United Kingdom
How much would it cost to dig/create out a conversation pit 2.5x1.5x0.5m in the ground floor of a house?
 
Sponsored Links
How-long-is-a-piece-of-string question. Costs will be determined by a) cost of labour where you are b) what the existing floor/subfloor/subsubfloor is made of.
I hadn't heard of one until reading this post; 1.5m seems a bit narrow to me, but I suppose it depends how close you want to be to those you're conversing with.
 
It would be a dam sight easier in a Victorian house with a big void beneath wooden floors.
My house is 50's with a concrete floor under parquet, meaning DPC issues
 
The property has a concrete floor so that said what are DPC issues? sorry if that' appears as a stupid question.

And I don't want the pit to be too large.
 
Sponsored Links
Basically, your house is built on a concrete raft. (Probably)
To prevent damp entering the house, concrete is poured, a large polythene layer is added, and more concrete- think of it like a pond liner in reverse

If you dig below a couple of inches, there may be pipes/ insulation and eventually the barrier that prevents moisture coming into the living room. You would need to line the pit- or end up with a possible pond

It's not impossible, but not cheap
 
If am I am able to find out that there no pipes beneath the area what would you estimate the cost to be.

Thanks for the responses, helping me decide if I want this or not.
 
If those dimensions are for the finished pit then the hole will have to be a good bit bigger, to allow for the pit lining.
Do people still have conversations where you live? I thought all communication was done by text messages on mobiles these days :).
 
I was thinking of reviving the good old fashion face to face form of communication.
 
would you not need to comply with building regs and have a handrail all round
and say 2 steps taking up around 400mm ??
 

DIYnot Local

Staff member

If you need to find a tradesperson to get your job done, please try our local search below, or if you are doing it yourself you can find suppliers local to you.

Select the supplier or trade you require, enter your location to begin your search.


Are you a trade or supplier? You can create your listing free at DIYnot Local

 
Sponsored Links
Back
Top