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Coal chute cover
I own an old Victorian house that has a coal chute that leads into the
cellar. The chute cover is made of cast iron and has a number of holes through it, possibly for ventilation (???). When it rains, water can pass through the holes into the cellar. Will this cause problems with damp? |
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Dave Fawthrop wrote:
Round our area most coal chutes have been blocked off with masonry, as they are now redundant, why not consider that. It would be a good idea to leave the cast iron cover in place as an interesting feature. I would not recommend this. The holes in the coal hole cover are most likely providing vital ventilation to the cellar, and blocking them up will probably cause it to get far damper than a few drops of rain every now and then. My coal hole is still as it was when the house was built (1870) and although the cellar is not exactly habitable it is relatively dry as cellars go. In neighbouring houses where the coal hole has been blocked off the cellars are damp and smelly - in next-door-but-one the aroma of damp cellar hits you as soon as you walk into the hallway! Bear in mind that the cellar is a hole in the ground with wet earth beyond all the brickwork. A bit of rain coming in is insignificant, but obstructing the flow of air can wreak havoc. It can also affect the well-being of the downstairs joists and floorboards as well. |
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On 11 Dec 2006 09:39:01 -0800 someone who may be "Martin Pentreath"
wrote this:- I would not recommend this. The holes in the coal hole cover are most likely providing vital ventilation to the cellar, and blocking them up will probably cause it to get far damper than a few drops of rain every now and then. It will do if alternative ventilation is not provided. However suitable ventilation can be provided, the hole closed off (leave the grille and use translucent material for some light) and the cellar then becomes a useful addition to the house, though perhaps with a low ceiling. As well as storage this area can be equipped for things like laundry, though a pumping unit is usually necessary to deal with waste water. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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"Mary Fisher" writed in
t: It's a strange place for a coal chute - in a pavement! They've always been in the wall (i.e. vertical) in the houses I've live in which had coal cellars. Where I grew up in North London, they were either immediately in front of the front door, or in the pavement, in line with the front door. (And they were still, by and large, in use!) |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:46:48 UTC, Mike the Unimaginative
wrote: Where I grew up in North London, they were either immediately in front of the front door, or in the pavement, in line with the front door. (And they were still, by and large, in use!) Same here (south coast, small terraced Victorian houses). -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by Avenue Supplies, http://avenuesupplies.co.uk |
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"Mike the Unimaginative" wrote in message .. . "Mary Fisher" writed in t: It's a strange place for a coal chute - in a pavement! They've always been in the wall (i.e. vertical) in the houses I've live in which had coal cellars. Where I grew up in North London, they were either immediately in front of the front door, or in the pavement, in line with the front door. (And they were still, by and large, in use!) I've never lived in north London :-) In Yorkshire, where coal was very much part of our lives in many ways, they were in the house wall. Come to think of it, cellars were under the house only, they didn't extend under the pavement. I learn something new every day :-) Mary |
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