Our house built in 1850 has stone walls with some of the basement rooms already in use. These would originally have been storage rooms, servants quarters etc. Room heights are 8 feet and floors are mix of stone and wood T&G.
The other basement areas have what looks like compacted sand to a height of around 5 feet (around external ground level) leaving the crawl space above. The outside walls have vents within the height of the crawl space.
Question is - given the logistical difficulty of removal what would be involved in structural terms to remove the sand and somehow replace the balance against any external lateral force.
At this stage I'm only looking at whether it is viable, so would be grateful for any info anyone might like to offer.
thanks, rwb.
The other basement areas have what looks like compacted sand to a height of around 5 feet (around external ground level) leaving the crawl space above. The outside walls have vents within the height of the crawl space.
Question is - given the logistical difficulty of removal what would be involved in structural terms to remove the sand and somehow replace the balance against any external lateral force.
At this stage I'm only looking at whether it is viable, so would be grateful for any info anyone might like to offer.
thanks, rwb.
