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Hi JobAndKnock - sounds exactly like what we have here :) (other side of the Pennines from you) It's been very useful having a poke around in the one existing cellar in the row - nice neighbours who don't mind me being nosy! Regarding stopcocks - the internal one is right above where the...

mattylad - yeah, that's pretty much the conclusion I've come to. It's only a half cellar at best, and next door's is only about 5 foot high, so it's a tiny space for the effort.... plus you've got to wonder why they blocked it in in the first place. It's the resulting damp I'm most concerned...

Hi JohnD, from what I have seen, the walls are stone faced both inside and out, with a rubble core. They're thick but not very robust, if that makes sense - I agree that it's probably not what anyone would want to be cutting a hole in. They were farmworkers' cottages, so not high-end build...

Hi JohnD - the floor is ceramic tiles laid onto what looks to me like a concrete layer, under which there is a layer of loose material. I can't see from the hole what this is all sitting on top of - the void there around the pipes shows the inner face of the external wall stones, and some...

Hi Jacko555 - I had enough trouble getting the insurers to cover the water leak, as there was some confusion over who it would come under (home emergency, or buildings insurance). I was going to give them a call in the morning to see what they say.

No, no water meter - actually don't know where the external stopcock is, as the one on the street closed off the neighbour's water, and the supply to the leaking old lead pipe, but not to the domestic water here. It's yet another riddle - these old houses! I kinda feel like there's not a lot I...

Holeinfloor by NippyNelly posted 16 May 2021 at 3:27 PMHi Andy, I understand (from neighbours) that the entry was under the stairs, via stairs that would have gone down from inside the kitchen, I guess - there's not a lot of room (house footprint is only c. 4m x 7m). Cellar is a half cellar...

Hi all, Hope this is the right forum :) We've just had a major water leak in the kitchen - an old lead pipe that had been capped started leaking, and must've been running for at least a week before I spotted it (I'd been blaming a small leak on the washing machine door seal). The pipe has now...