Currently there is a floor of about a foot thick between my ground floor and the cellar of my (c200year) old house. In the context of some ground floor remodelling I want to remove this floor and replace it with a wooden one, which would give me more ceiling height in the cellar, in which I plan to put the kitchen. I realise that this will not be a simple job, and I'm not going to attempt do it myself, but I wanted to get an idea of quite how difficult it might be before I start getting quotes. The house is only small, with a footprint of just 30sqm, and there are no internal walls to speak of (certainly no supporting walls). The cellar walls are all about a foot thicker than those of the ground floor, i.e. the cellar is slightly smaller than the ground floor. As far as I can see the only thing that would need to be supported would be the staircase. There are a couple of pipes that cross the ceiling of the cellar (gas, water, electric) but otherwise nothing major.
Any tips? I repeat, I'm not going to attempt to do this myself...I just want an idea of quite how major a job it would be. Thanks a lot.
Any tips? I repeat, I'm not going to attempt to do this myself...I just want an idea of quite how major a job it would be. Thanks a lot.