The rain has got me thinking.........
Q: What did one raindrop say to the other? A: Two's company, three's a
cloud
Q: What do you call dangerous precipitation? A: A rain of terror.
Chriss xxxx
On 01/08/17 12:44, Gordon Ferguson wrote:
I have noticed that part of our cellar floor at 31 Rossington nearest the 'jump' up to the neighbour getting damp in recent weeks, and also last winter. It dried out earlier in the year when we had the prolonged dry spell. Our cellar has a damp-proofed concrete floor, so sadly it would seem some moisture is getting over the damp proofing which is under the concrete. This has not happened in the previous 19 years, even though that corner of the cellar, under the front door, has had damp walls all the time.
The cellar of our previous house was wringing wet (with dry rot everywhere), and at one point water was seeping out of the wall, again alongside the 'jump' up to the neighbour. I completely solved the problem by making a half metre deep sump at the wettest point and filling it with 10mm sharp gravel and then covering the whole floor with 50mm of the same 10mm sharp gravel then laying a damp proof membrane (2000 gauge polythene) and then 50mm sand and then another sheet of 2000 gauge polythene - in case the first sheet was punctured by the gravel - and then 100mm concrete (I had, of course, to also dig out the cellar floor first to preserve head height under the floor above). The result was dramatic - in six months the whole thing had dried out including the walls and I was able to set up my workshop in it and and keep my tools there.
So, unless you want to have a liveable in room down there, I suggest just look at damp proofing the floor.
Gordon
On 29/07/17 14:33, ramen fides wrote:
Hi David,
That was exactly our experience in Jarrow Road - that's why we had to follow the neighbours' example and get our cellar tanked, too...
*R&F
On 29 Jul 2017 14:30, "david black" <drdwblack@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:drdwblack@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi. My cellar also wetter. Im a third of the way up rossington.
No experience of tanking . David
On 29 Jul 2017 11:48, "chrissie stansfield"
<c.stansfield40@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:c.stansfield40@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Dear ECCO members
In the last month or so my cellar floor has become wet (40
Everton) after 30 years of being just very slightly damp. I
have had a number of inspections, including Yorkshire
Water to check for leaks, and they are all saying it is
because the water table is rising due to the increase in
rainfall over the last few years. I can either put up with a
wet cellar or have it 'tanked' at considerable cost.
Is anyone else having the same experience?
Also has anyone had their cellar tanked or waterproofed and
if so by whom?
Any experiences, tips, warnings or reassurances would be very
welcome.
Thanks
Chrissie Stansfield
268 3719
