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Hi there,
House is a 2 bed back to back mid terrace house built 1860 (Budget end). Front door opens on to pavement owned by local council.
The property has a small cellar under the kichen which extends into the coal hole area under the pavement below the coal hole cover. The coal hole cover has got holes in it. This is allowing rainwater to enter into the cellar and creating damp. The main part of the cellar is not that damp.
I want to stop the rainwater entering the cellar (Block holes in coal hole cover/Replace coal hole cover with something else/New paving slab); introduce some form of passive ventilation and ideally secure the coal hole cover/Replacement cover down so the property is secure.
I had initially planned to purchase a coal hole cover without holes. However, the diameter of this coal hole cover is approx 36cm and larger than the most common coal hole covers I have seen available for sale new or on Ebay.
Regarding the ventilation; I was planning to start with passive ventilation and wondered whether I need to put two pipes in one which comes down into the bottom of the cellar and one to the top or whether a chimney cowl might work or building up an area close to the wall with air bricks. However, I think there are too many pipes in the way. The ventilation will need to be closer to the house than where the coal hole cover is so it is not a trip hazard.
I would appreciate any suggestions.
Please see photo.
House is a 2 bed back to back mid terrace house built 1860 (Budget end). Front door opens on to pavement owned by local council.
The property has a small cellar under the kichen which extends into the coal hole area under the pavement below the coal hole cover. The coal hole cover has got holes in it. This is allowing rainwater to enter into the cellar and creating damp. The main part of the cellar is not that damp.
I want to stop the rainwater entering the cellar (Block holes in coal hole cover/Replace coal hole cover with something else/New paving slab); introduce some form of passive ventilation and ideally secure the coal hole cover/Replacement cover down so the property is secure.
I had initially planned to purchase a coal hole cover without holes. However, the diameter of this coal hole cover is approx 36cm and larger than the most common coal hole covers I have seen available for sale new or on Ebay.
Regarding the ventilation; I was planning to start with passive ventilation and wondered whether I need to put two pipes in one which comes down into the bottom of the cellar and one to the top or whether a chimney cowl might work or building up an area close to the wall with air bricks. However, I think there are too many pipes in the way. The ventilation will need to be closer to the house than where the coal hole cover is so it is not a trip hazard.
I would appreciate any suggestions.
Please see photo.
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