After talking to the contractor today we decided against a drain inside. There will be a drain outside the door that will go to the ditch. So it could be hosed down and or swept from inside and into the drain. Or washed and shop vac'd up.
Hole is dug for our new wine cellar
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We considered stall mats for our cellar, but I found the rubber smell overwhelming. I am sure that over time it would have probably faded, but we decided to just leave the floor bare concrete.
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Tom I got the heavy rubber mats from Home Depot and you're right about the smell. I left them in the garage for a week before bringing them into the basement and that did the trick.
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No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
What about these for the floor?
http://www.floormatcompany.com/dura-chef-78-inch-thick-commercial-kitchen-mats-p-24.aspx
http://www.floormatcompany.com/dura-chef-78-inch-thick-commercial-kitchen-mats-p-24.aspx
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Those mats are exactly the same ones I got at home.depot for a lot kess money.
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Are they adding any rebar and core filling? Without that the walls won't be very strong but the shortness of each wall will help because of the corners.
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Super. That will add tremendously to the longterm stability of the cellar. Without it the walls eventually may push in.
Won't be long and you will have your dream cellar.
Won't be long and you will have your dream cellar.
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As I sit here looking at all the snow in my yard, I can't get past your sunshine and dry dirt.
Unusually cold? What did it hit 50*?
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Actually Dan we have been in the 20's in the morning and low 40's during the day. We should be in the upper 60's or low 70's. We actually had snow flakes two days ago.
On another note the blue skies you see in the photos well, here the locals refer to them as "Carolina Blue". We never heard of that color until we moved here.
We do get cold in the winter but generally have those "Carolina Blue" skies.
On another note the blue skies you see in the photos well, here the locals refer to them as "Carolina Blue". We never heard of that color until we moved here.
We do get cold in the winter but generally have those "Carolina Blue" skies.
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What a huge task to take on !! But it is soo worth it in the end and I am glad you are both talking it thru and making all the right decisions.
Good luck !!
Good luck !!
Dave they are cloudy and overcast 75% of the time from October until March. Weeks at a time with no sun. Then piles of dirty dingy snow everywhere and NO sun. So depressing, that is why we left.
I did want to tell you though. The inspector was here for the cellar and we were talking about frost levels here and he said "what frost line? We don't have a frost line here!" I did not want to argue with you but I knew we don't get frost in the ground.....
I did want to tell you though. The inspector was here for the cellar and we were talking about frost levels here and he said "what frost line? We don't have a frost line here!" I did not want to argue with you but I knew we don't get frost in the ground.....
