basement floor, down to clay..

[alprod]

Hi,

I live in a 1900 midterrace house in leeds.

I am thinking on removing the flagstone flooring in my basement diggin down about 8 inches and then laying, menbrane, insulation covered by a concrete screed.

I have dug a test hole beside the front wall to see how far down the footings are but i cant find any?? I have dug down about 9 inch and have got to clay. Does this mean my house doesn't have any footings a I know some older properties don't.

If thats the case what does that mean for my plan to lower the floor level? Will I have to forget about my plans (as I am not wanting to go down the route of underpinning) or would it still be safe to dig down?

Thanks for any advice

Al

 

[cmother1]

I doubt that you've gone deep enough yet to find any footings. Houses from this era that I've lived/worked in have had stepped out brickwork underground on top of a concrete strip. Total depth to subsoil has been anything from 18" to 3 feet plus.

Keep digging and learn Cantonese just in case you go too far.

 

[noseall]

Keep digging and learn Cantonese just in case you go too far.

 

[alprod]

cheers!