Converting coal hole/cellar into utility room

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LB101
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Converting coal hole/cellar into utility room

Postby LB101 » Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:39 am

We have a cellar which measures about 5.5m x 1.5m. It has an old staircase which doesn't meet safety regulations. It's currently used for storage but is pretty filthy and has never had anything done to it. We are looking into putting in a proper staircase, cleaning it up and using it as a utility room. It already has electricity but would need plumbing. Has anyone done this, and if so how much did it cost and was it worth it? I think we would need to dig down a little as the ceiling is too low at the moment. 

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Re: Converting coal hole/cellar into utility room

Postby astro » Sun Mar 17, 2019 5:38 pm

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Postby jtreliving » Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:39 am

If it's just renovation of an existing space you're looking for, then I would recommend Hilltop Construction. A very solid building firm they do a lot of high-spec stuff, but definitely don't do excavation work at all.

Their number is 020 36270051.

 
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Postby jtreliving » Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:44 am

Just an addendum to my original post. I've spoken to the guy in charge of the firm and he says excavating vertically is not in fact a problem, as it should have minimal effect on the structure and he'd outsource that part of the work to a specialist anyway.
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Postby haggis68 » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:19 pm

We did it last year as part of a larger renovation - ended up being pretty expensive (more than originally envisaged) and probably the most stressful part of our build as had quite a bit of water come in as we dug down. We had to have a delta membrane to make it waterproof plus a sump pump which needs on going maintenance, There are also potentially party wall considerations depending how far you need to dig down. All that said, I love it and it is extremely useful addition to the house so totally worth it but not something I would take on lightly. 

We used Mac Building Solutions and would certainly recommend - http://www.macbuildingsolutions.com/  
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