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SSGNIC
03-21-07, 05:34 PM
Hi,
I want to get a floor poured in the coal cellar of my home. the house is over 100 years old and the floor currently has pavers on it. the plan i came up with was :
remove the pavers, plastic and 16 inches of dirt. pack 4 inches of 2A gravel plastic, wire mesh, and then either pour the floor my self or have a pro come in to do that final part, the floor are is only 13X15 FT so i figured 3 yards from the truck should make it.
The only issue i have is that there is a slight bow in the foundation, which is brick, but there is no moisture in the basement so i am figuring that it will hold for some time since it has done so for over 100 yrs.
The room will at some point end up as a game room but ill save the whole vapor barrier for the walls for a later time with that one.
Any thoughts or help would be greatly appriciated, Thanks
I want to get a floor poured in the coal cellar of my home. the house is over 100 years old and the floor currently has pavers on it. the plan i came up with was :
remove the pavers, plastic and 16 inches of dirt. pack 4 inches of 2A gravel plastic, wire mesh, and then either pour the floor my self or have a pro come in to do that final part, the floor are is only 13X15 FT so i figured 3 yards from the truck should make it.
The only issue i have is that there is a slight bow in the foundation, which is brick, but there is no moisture in the basement so i am figuring that it will hold for some time since it has done so for over 100 yrs.
The room will at some point end up as a game room but ill save the whole vapor barrier for the walls for a later time with that one.
Any thoughts or help would be greatly appriciated, Thanks
Concretemasonry
03-21-07, 06:22 PM
Your old pavers could have been providing some horizontal stability to the footing, which could be important in the case of a big water problem (flood, water main, etc.). You could lose this if your new floor is much lower.
Make sure you put down a new vapor barrier. 10 mil is preferred for a floor. It will give you a better floor to finish in the future with minimal cost.
Dick
Make sure you put down a new vapor barrier. 10 mil is preferred for a floor. It will give you a better floor to finish in the future with minimal cost.
Dick
SSGNIC
03-21-07, 06:29 PM
Thanks for the reply, the pavers are new from when we bought the house this last year. it use to be brick, but it was old and not well maintained. I am envisioning it as a dirt floor for years then the brick added after they removed the old coal furnace when ever. the floor heith is just not that great for a room as it is now. it is about 4 inches higher than the rest of the basement is at this point. was never anything other than storage from what i can tell over the years.
marksr
03-21-07, 06:43 PM
When you dig out the basement you will likely dig below the footer [if it has one] so you may need to address the walls. My grandfather did the same thing about 45 yrs ago. what he did was excavate, pour the slab and then block up a knee wall past the old stone foundation to protect the integrity of the foundation.