The cellar
Everything that happens at the bottom
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Draining the cellar – 1 year later
I have been working on drying out my basement for a good 2 years. In addition to repairs to the piping system, ventilation designs, and dryers, drainage with masonry injection and a brand new pump well were also used. It is now time for a review and a summary of the individual measures.
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Inflatable whirlpool MSpa Alpine Tekapo – experience after 1 year
We were able to extensively test our inflatable hot tub, the MSpa Alpine, for a good year. Now it’s time to give feedback on usage, maintenance, pros and cons. I wrote a first post about the construction of the hot tub here.
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Drying basement with injection #4 – Week 3 Infrared heating comes into play
In order to make the basement rooms of our over 100-year-old city villa usable, I first have to dry them out. The house is partially built into the slope. On the east side the basement floor is at ground level and on the west side about 200 cm below ground level. I have already drained the eastern part of the cellar. Now it is the turn of the western part of the building. This time I let
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Drying basement – New submersible pump destroyed after 1 month
Two months ago, I built a water well in my basement to collect the water coming into it. A submersible pump with an integrated float switch should then pump the water out via a hose. Unfortunately, things turned out quite differently.
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Drying basement – pump sump | build septic tank yourself
Drying out the basement of my 120 year old house has been going on for 12 months now. In the interior, I have previously used the injection method to dry out. The areas above the barrier layer dry well and the indoor climate has also improved significantly. In the injection process,
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MSpa Alpine Delight – Inflatable whirlpool for sauna
To relax and unwind after a hard day at work I created a small spa area in the basement. Especially in winter we can relax well in the sauna and at the same time strengthen our defenses. So far we had to do without a refreshing bath because our garden pool
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Renovate basement ceiling – replace steel beams
Our art nouveau villa was built in 1900 and has a full basement. However, under the basement is another cellar. This was used in the past as a vegetable cellar and air raid shelter. The climate is therefore cool and humid. Over the years, leaking pipes on the exterior have caused major water damage in
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A new HT drain is tied into the old clay pipe
In the past few years, we have accomplished many things in the house. Initially, the work was focused on repair and renovation, and later more and more on the construction and expansion of the individual rooms. Much has already been mastered in the cellar as well. Most of the electrical system was completely renewed, as were the inlets and outlets. From the outside, the entire house was drained. Only in a basement room on the
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Drainage of the house – installation of drainage and water pipes.
Drainage from the house foundation with a drainage system became more and more important due to the heavy rain and continuous rain. Due to the slope of our property, the surface water always flowed to the house and seeped into the walls. A little later, the floors in the basement became wet and and in the lower basement the water was standing. I could not achieve much by drying the walls – before that, the cause of the dampness had to be eliminated. Drainage should remedy the situation.
