Excavating/renovating an old coal store

tizzle6560

Hi all,

As per the image in the link below, we have what we believe is an old coal store attached to the side of the building (red). The wall between said coal store and the main bedroom (green) seems to be just plasterboard or similar as is very hollow sounding.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ntuujmewr2s3n2/Floor%20plan%201.png?dl=0

Ideally we would like to excavate said coal store and convert it into a walk in wardrobe/storage space, but was just after any advice or guidance on what people think it actually might have been, and how much work it would take to do?

TIA

Tom99

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The area you have shaded green looks like it might be part of a disused chimney breast which might be why it sounds hollow.

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]It the plan of a ground floor?

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I would be very surprised if the coal shed was of a suitable construction to be incorporated into the house, wall thickness, damp proofing etc.[/FONT]

tizzle6560

Tom99 wrote: »

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]The area you have shaded green looks like it might be part of a disused chimney breast which might be why it sounds hollow.

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]It the plan of a ground floor?

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I would be very surprised if the coal shed was of a suitable construction to be incorporated into the house, wall thickness, damp proofing etc.[/FONT]

Yes it is a ground floor plan of a converted Victorian semi. We have the ground floor garden property.

I appreciate what you say about damp proofing and I had thought about that already.

I guess I'm just trying to figure out whether it's worth doing or would be more hassle than its worth..