Damp Proofing a cellar

GBY

I'm thinking of reducing the dampness of our cellar. The cellar is in good condition and reasonably well ventilated, for a cellar, but it is damp, especially after alot of rain. It's only used for storage of things like bicycles, tools and I do some DIY things down there. Basically, I'd like to improve its resitance to damp but don't want to spend a lot of money as it is not to be used as a habitable room. We're in a terraced house with a house either side of us, so we wouldn't need to treat that in terms of horizontal damp. But the floor, front and back will need doing. The walls are not plastered.
I was thinking of stripping everything back, cleaning and then coating with some suitable chemical.

Would anyone have any recommendations?

wallbash

Think about a dehumidifier, would it be more cost effective ??

I don't know :rolleyes: but some one will tell us running costs

GBY

That's a good idea as I'm only wishing to treat the damp rather than cure it.

amarg

It's not cheap to do it properly, see here- http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/damp/index.htm

Look at basement damp proofing and basement drainage.

You can try and treat the walls with a chemical treatment, but I doubt if it would be successful for long. You can get it tanked, but again it is expensive.