OliviaM
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I’ve already posted this on my original thread but wanted it to have its own as this feels like another ball game!
Dug down recently into the floor and under tiles and screed I finally found really tightly packed original Yorkshire stone flags on earth. After receiving amazing advice on here I decided my plan of action was to pull them up and clean them, then use breathable materials from Mike Wye to insulate the floor before relaying. It’s safe to say I’m stumped again!
So! I started some exploratory work within the property so I could begin the flooring project. I wanted to dig a small tunnel down a wall to check how far down the walls went and if it would be safe to dig down (based on advice from a Mike Wye advisor).
Under the stairs seemed a good place to start as there was a concrete slab under there instead which could easily be removed. Started digging and discovered the floor was filled with bricks, rubble, bits of pottery etc. Every time I removed a brick rubble would just fall through the holes and seem to be sucked downward. I apprehensively continued to dig until I reached what I think is the step to a cellar. Feeling very confused as the rest of the flags appear to be straight onto earth.
Can there be a cellar under stone flags in earth?
The flags are so tightly laid they seem original.
What would be holding up the roof if this is a cellar?
How will this affect my floor plans?!
Another puzzle
Dug down recently into the floor and under tiles and screed I finally found really tightly packed original Yorkshire stone flags on earth. After receiving amazing advice on here I decided my plan of action was to pull them up and clean them, then use breathable materials from Mike Wye to insulate the floor before relaying. It’s safe to say I’m stumped again!
So! I started some exploratory work within the property so I could begin the flooring project. I wanted to dig a small tunnel down a wall to check how far down the walls went and if it would be safe to dig down (based on advice from a Mike Wye advisor).
Under the stairs seemed a good place to start as there was a concrete slab under there instead which could easily be removed. Started digging and discovered the floor was filled with bricks, rubble, bits of pottery etc. Every time I removed a brick rubble would just fall through the holes and seem to be sucked downward. I apprehensively continued to dig until I reached what I think is the step to a cellar. Feeling very confused as the rest of the flags appear to be straight onto earth.
Can there be a cellar under stone flags in earth?
The flags are so tightly laid they seem original.
What would be holding up the roof if this is a cellar?
How will this affect my floor plans?!
Another puzzle