Basement DIY Advice …
Why not just throw this question online and see what kind of tips you get!
I have a dirt-floor root cellar in my basement. It’s the size of a large walk-in closet.
I don’t need a dirt-floor root cellar in my basement, and I’d like to reclaim the space. The rest of the basement is concrete floor.
My question is thus …
If you were in this situation and wanted to reclaim this space … what the hell would you do to the floor? Just throw some quick-mix concrete on it? Put anything down on top first? The floor gets damp down there, so I don’t know if that’s something I need to worry about trying to make this space nice again.
Anyone out there familiar enough with basement overhauls to offer a pointer or three?
Liberty on August 21st 2008 in General Crap
doubletrouble responded on 21 Aug 2008 at 6:52 pm #
Man, it just figgers…
I’ve got a concrete cellar, part of which I’m trying to engineer into a root cellar.
*sigh*
ANYway, I’d dig it out a few inches, fill w/crushed stone, & pour a cap on that flush with the rest of the floor. Leave a small gap around the patch for expansion.
But then again, you might want to consider a root cellar- it’s just another way to “be prepared” like a good scout…
Liberty responded on 21 Aug 2008 at 7:07 pm #
Heh. Trade ya!
Problem is, it’s in the worst place - middle of the basement, short side against the concrete. If they’d shoved it in a corner, I’d keep it, but I can’t standing having this damn thing smack in the middle of a big basement effectively cutting it in half. Argh!
angus lincoln responded on 21 Aug 2008 at 9:46 pm #
I’d save that project for a rainy day. I mean, you never know when you might have a need for a dirt floor space in your basement; like for example, if you ever needed to get rid of something for a long time; you could bury it and at that point, you could pour cement over it. I’m just sayin’ it could come in handy someday. Waste not, want not!