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Gas is still pressurising the sealed end. I think I've arrived at the decision to leave it alone and debating whether to seal up the full front and do away with the idea of still having a recessed empty fireplace or just add a small low box to hide the gas pipe amd plaster the remainder. Will...

Ok, and thanks, sadly the gas engineer couldnt track the pipe back further so this was the best he was able to do.

Value your thoughts, gas fire just removed and feed terminated as seen in the image. Want to plaster the insides and hoping to safely push back the gas pipe closer to the floor or back wall. Only thought I have is to use a flexible spring, is this reasonable to undertake? Better options? Many thanks

Lots to weigh up.. thanks for the additional information. I've been reticent to pursue full tanking believing it better to support natural ventilation rather than risk redirecting any dampness elsewhere. It takes me back to aiming for adding Input routes as a key part of the solution. Is that...

JohnD - really appreciate the input, getting that crossflow feels like an important step I'll have to invest time working out how best to achieve. Also the dessicant dehumidifier I am looking at is the Ecor Pro 1200 that can be sited at the ceiling and vented out returning warm dry air into the...

I agree foxhole.. I am not hoping to be too ambitious but if i can maintain a decent humidity without a disproportionate spend we may gain a somewhat more functional space. Just exploring what's feasible. Thanks

Thanks Woody, that was somewhat why I was scratching my head with PIV..

Mostly as storage that isn't going to suffer from humidity, not a great deal of headroom so other than that could use as a basic gym. Really nothing fancy.

Plinth - I think I'm clarifying the difference between the neighbour with the powered vent in which case yes. The neighbour is not however the same build as most of the road, our terrace has a plinth /raised slab area about 3inches high at a gate from the pavement sloping up to the property. And...

Bit of excavation then, and yes the blackness certainly below the old chute is damp but it seems at least the blackness is more associated with ingrained coal dust. Guttering is to the right at the junction with the adjacent property. It enters a channel in the wall and runs out to the pavement...

Photos attached. A slim airbrick is just visible painted black at the bottom left of the bay window.

Yeah it was a company offering all cellar options including tanking at £20k (that they didn't recommend) so not one particular item. It does feel like an added complication, you're right.

Thanks, photos still incoming but ground does slope away from the house. Happy to remove the plasterboard ceiling to expose joists although I am sure they run side to side which doesn't help much. Sounds like I definitely need to work on that front ventilation. Your view on original ground...

Ceiling is plaster boarded and external ground level is slightly above the cellar height, (had wondered about a periscope air brick). The only previous ventilation could credibly be an air brick that sits at the external ground level and height-wise is hidden in the cellar ceiling above where...

No ventilation st the front but have got a hatch at the back that isnt sealed and lunks with the underneath of some old decking. Checked for leaks such as btoken pipes and it's a general dampness from the front walls. An old coal chute did exist and appears to have been blocked up well, so I...

Recently had a cellar survey to fix general dampness (humidity around 75%) in a victorian terraced house. Floor has been properly tanked but walls haven' and the main source of dampness is the front where there is also no easy route for air input. The advice was to install a PIV. I just haven't...