Creating a conversation pit

[Shaktee120]

How much would it cost to dig/create out a conversation pit 2.5x1.5x0.5m in the ground floor of a house?

 

[Why Not Indeed]

How-long-is-a-piece-of-string question. Costs will be determined by a) cost of labour where you are b) what the existing floor/subfloor/subsubfloor is made of.
I hadn't heard of one until reading this post; 1.5m seems a bit narrow to me, but I suppose it depends how close you want to be to those you're conversing with.

 

[Tigercubrider]

It would be a dam sight easier in a Victorian house with a big void beneath wooden floors.
My house is 50's with a concrete floor under parquet, meaning DPC issues

 

[Shaktee120]

The property has a concrete floor so that said what are DPC issues? sorry if that' appears as a stupid question.

And I don't want the pit to be too large.

 

[Tigercubrider]

Basically, your house is built on a concrete raft. (Probably)
To prevent damp entering the house, concrete is poured, a large polythene layer is added, and more concrete- think of it like a pond liner in reverse

If you dig below a couple of inches, there may be pipes/ insulation and eventually the barrier that prevents moisture coming into the living room. You would need to line the pit- or end up with a possible pond

It's not impossible, but not cheap

 

[Shaktee120]

If am I am able to find out that there no pipes beneath the area what would you estimate the cost to be.

Thanks for the responses, helping me decide if I want this or not.

 

[Alec_t]

If those dimensions are for the finished pit then the hole will have to be a good bit bigger, to allow for the pit lining.
Do people still have conversations where you live? I thought all communication was done by text messages on mobiles these days .

 

[Shaktee120]

I was thinking of reviving the good old fashion face to face form of communication.

 

[big-all]

would you not need to comply with building regs and have a handrail all round
and say 2 steps taking up around 400mm ??

 

[Ian H]

What about a conversation bean bag instead?