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Soot2006

One of the houses my parents owned had "flooding" like this, possibly a bit worse from what you describe. They couldn't afford a big fix but did want dry space to make an accessible wine cellar and occasional storage ; they built a decking style cover 20 cm above the original floor level. Us kids loved it when it was "flooded" - we'd pretend to be walking on a pier and go "fishing" ... Keep an open mind!

red_imps_2003

I don't know the legal position and I have very little experience of cellars, but to those trivialising 2-3 inches of water as a 'puddle' I would contend that if my washing machine sprung a leak and my kitchen floor became submerged in 2-3 inches of water I would probably describe it as 'flooded'. If I spilt a cup of water over it I would describe that as a 'puddle'.

I can, therefore, understand the OP's distress at finding one can't walk across the floor to retrieve whatever can be stored down there without wearing wellies. As I declared above, though, I have little experience of places with cellars and don't know what my expectations would have been had I purchased a property that featured one.

Davesnave

red_imps_2003 wrote: »

I don't know the legal position and I have very little experience of cellars, but to those trivialising 2-3 inches of water as a 'puddle' I would contend that if my washing machine sprung a leak and my kitchen floor became submerged in 2-3 inches of water I would probably describe it as 'flooded'..

Fair enough, as regards the use of language. However we were not trivialising what is a normal happening in many cellars, just pointing out that it is exactly that, normal.

missbiggles1

red_imps_2003 wrote: »

I don't know the legal position and I have very little experience of cellars, but to those trivialising 2-3 inches of water as a 'puddle' I would contend that if my washing machine sprung a leak and my kitchen floor became submerged in 2-3 inches of water I would probably describe it as 'flooded'. If I spilt a cup of water over it I would describe that as a 'puddle'.

I can, therefore, understand the OP's distress at finding one can't walk across the floor to retrieve whatever can be stored down there without wearing wellies. As I declared above, though, I have little experience of places with cellars and don't know what my expectations would have been had I purchased a property that featured one.

The OP made it clear that the whole of the cellar isn't under 2/3 inches of water, only a small part of it - hence the use of the word puddle rather than flood.

lincroft1710

red_imps_2003 wrote: »

I don't know the legal position and I have very little experience of cellars, but to those trivialising 2-3 inches of water as a 'puddle' I would contend that if my washing machine sprung a leak and my kitchen floor became submerged in 2-3 inches of water I would probably describe it as 'flooded'. If I spilt a cup of water over it I would describe that as a 'puddle'.

If you read the original post, you will see that the water was only 1-2 inches deep and only over about one fifth of the area of the cellar. Puddles can be 1-2 inches deep. Clearly there is a depression in that part of the floor which allows the puddle to form.

red_imps_2003

Understood; my bad. If it's only a portion of the floor and not in a room designated for habitation then I agree it's a puddle.