I bought my house 8 years ago. Its 300 yrs old and has a small cellar.
It appears to have flooded for a long time before we moved in. (There were about 5 burnt out old flood pumps in there along with the one that was operational)
Ive dug a pit and installed a pump as the previous set up sat on the floor rather than below it.
The pump kicks in every 4 minutes to empty the 75l tub.
Without the pump the water level has gradually increased over the last 8 years and now fills up to between 2 and 3 feet regardless of the weather or time of year.
The construction of the cellar isn't great.
I've tried preventing the water getting in with specialist mortar and tanking slurry.
It comes in through the floor, and the walls.
The floor is just bricks laid on a bed of cobbles with clay below that. Water now just runs over the floor and into the tub.(I drilled holes in it and surrounded it with gravel)
My neighbour and I have both tried the the local water supplier Severn Trent. They says its not their water.
Its not practical to run a pump every 4 mins and its a nightmare to fix when the pump goes as Im not a scuba diver.
Its really damp and I'm worried its impacting the floor joists that sit above it.
I dont want to spend much on it as its not a practical space. Ive tried several local cellar specialists who promise a call back then never do
Can I just fill it in?
It appears to have flooded for a long time before we moved in. (There were about 5 burnt out old flood pumps in there along with the one that was operational)
Ive dug a pit and installed a pump as the previous set up sat on the floor rather than below it.
The pump kicks in every 4 minutes to empty the 75l tub.
Without the pump the water level has gradually increased over the last 8 years and now fills up to between 2 and 3 feet regardless of the weather or time of year.
The construction of the cellar isn't great.
I've tried preventing the water getting in with specialist mortar and tanking slurry.
It comes in through the floor, and the walls.
The floor is just bricks laid on a bed of cobbles with clay below that. Water now just runs over the floor and into the tub.(I drilled holes in it and surrounded it with gravel)
My neighbour and I have both tried the the local water supplier Severn Trent. They says its not their water.
Its not practical to run a pump every 4 mins and its a nightmare to fix when the pump goes as Im not a scuba diver.
Its really damp and I'm worried its impacting the floor joists that sit above it.
I dont want to spend much on it as its not a practical space. Ive tried several local cellar specialists who promise a call back then never do
Can I just fill it in?
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