dianeh14 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Hi my daughter has just moved into a house on a hill in Sheffield The cellar is damp and is going to get some one in to sort it, but she has a coal shute that is open to the public pathway and so gets quite a lot of rain and damp connected to that. Can anyone give me suggestions as how to solve this problem Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Is it rented? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianeh14 Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 No it isn't. It is her first house and doesn't know much about these things, and neither do I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 What did her Homebuyers Report say about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianeh14 Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 I will ask her and get back to you, thank you for your interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 You could block the coal chute up as I'm assuming it's not being used. but the basement will need ventilation, otherwise it'll get horrible down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianeh14 Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Can anyone recommend a builder who can put in an air brick and the block up my daughter coal chute. She lives in s6. Also she needs an electrician, any recommendations? ---------- Post added 02-07-2016 at 13:04 ---------- Wayne number not answering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mally350z Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 More than happy to take a look & do a quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianeh14 Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 Thanks Mally Passed your number on to my daughter. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EUCLID 11 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Ive lived in a house with a coal cellar. In the middle of the floor there was a hole in the bricks exposing earth. A builder relative told me to leave the floor alone and NOT to fill the hole in. Its a soakaway for any water that gets in through the coal chute. Where I live now, my neighbour concreted the floor in his cellar. Heavy rain caused serious flooding, 4 feet deep. He had to buy a pump and pump it out. He didnt know about soakaways. My advice would be to secure the coalchute but dont reduce ventilation, and dont fill any soakaways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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