What can a cellar be used for in the 21st Century?

Fire_Fox

Too many basement conversions don't seem to have adequate ventilation, this is potentially a big problem if your cellar is used as a bedroom (breathing) or contains a bathroom. Not to go against what Doozergirl says - she knows property - but there is a fair chance mould in a cellar bedroom is simply due to condensation, same as in a upper floor flat where windows are not opened regularly. A powerful humidistat extractor or PIV system should help with that, obviously assuming there aren't other reasons for the damp like rubbish tanking.

ILW

I think Fred West and that Fritzel man had a few ideas for the use of cellars.

poppysarah

Depends on temp and humidity. Can be a useful store or a dark abyss into which you pump money to try and make it habitable.

VickyA_2

tabsmagic wrote: »

i would love one for wine storage!!

My thoughts exactly!

clutton_2

""Originally Posted by tabsmagic
i would love one for wine storage!!
My thoughts exactly! ""


i'd rather have it as a wine bar than a wine cellar .......

LisaLou1982

I use mine for storage - its reasonably dry, doesnt flood and as long as i store everything in sealed plastic containers they dont get ruined. wouldnt be without it!!

dander

Our old cellar in a victorian house was very much a cellar - bare brick walls and floors - no fancy conversions but I wouldn't say it ever got damp. We had old wooden work surfaces all round it and some wooden cupboards that had probably been in since it was built (nothing was rotting) and it was used as a DIY-type workshop and storage. There was a lot of wine in there too. I think there's a lot you can do with an unconverted cellar if you have the right house and the right kind of hobbies.

Some cellars I've seen have had much lower ceilings and/or earth floors and some will be a lot damper than others. I'd have a really good poke around and sniff around in the cellar if you are thinking about using it as a room, you'll save yourself a lot of trouble if you just buy the right cellar in the first place.

solodanceparty

My aunt and uncle converted their basement into another living room. They put a tv and some sofas down there, their kids are always down there. My uncle did the same thing. I guess you could say it's more of an entertainment room rather than a living room.

squack

growing weed?
:money:

jonewer

blue_haddock wrote: »

Bondage den?

Bring out the gimp