Hi Everyone,
decided to join the forum because I am soon to start a project that could be the death of me haha.
I live in a 100+ years old terraced 2 bedroom house in Liverpool and I have decided to look into the possibility of converting my cellar into a room of some sort.
The first task will be to empty and gut the room but the next and probably most important task will be to try and get the room damp free which is where I really have no clue and need as much help as possible.
Once the room is empty and gutted out all that will be left will be:
a central heating boiler with pipes that lead all along the roof of the cellar
a electricity meter on a shelf
all of which will be an eye sore but no big deal, one concern I have is that due to the age of the house and the fact that years ago they used the cellar as a wash room with dryers washing machines and even mangles there is a drainage grid in the room which I guess leads to the sewer in some way.
would this be ok to cover up as it is not used anymore?
once I am at that stage i then need to think about the floor and walls, what are my options guys?
I need to try and get as damp free as possible to make the room comfortable etc but also i don't have a pot of gold to use either?
please help
decided to join the forum because I am soon to start a project that could be the death of me haha.
I live in a 100+ years old terraced 2 bedroom house in Liverpool and I have decided to look into the possibility of converting my cellar into a room of some sort.
The first task will be to empty and gut the room but the next and probably most important task will be to try and get the room damp free which is where I really have no clue and need as much help as possible.
Once the room is empty and gutted out all that will be left will be:
a central heating boiler with pipes that lead all along the roof of the cellar
a electricity meter on a shelf
all of which will be an eye sore but no big deal, one concern I have is that due to the age of the house and the fact that years ago they used the cellar as a wash room with dryers washing machines and even mangles there is a drainage grid in the room which I guess leads to the sewer in some way.
would this be ok to cover up as it is not used anymore?
once I am at that stage i then need to think about the floor and walls, what are my options guys?
I need to try and get as damp free as possible to make the room comfortable etc but also i don't have a pot of gold to use either?
please help