I have a lower part of my house that the PO (previous owner) partly excavated. It’s been behind a curtain and used as a storage area. I’ve finally decided to excavate and unify the floor levels as well as properly water proof and line the walls. The PO was like me a mechanical fitter so I knew that at key areas I’d have plenty of thick and rich concrete to remove.
This shot is after I emptied the area and removed the curtaining. The wall on the left is earth supporting hence the PO’s partial excavation and boxing in of the original footings. I’m game to chop away and lower the floor, possibly underpin the original but have to dig and see what I find.
Today I started on the right side and used a 9” grinder to cut the concrete and winged it, what will I find? Firstly an old telephone line from the Bronze (or Copper) Age. I’ve never seen one this thick, apparently they’re designed to go under construction just two pairs of wire encased with heavy copper. I still have a phone, this must have been terminated long ago.
It’s going to be a long ongoing job as after a day like today the 61 year old body thinks a day or two off is a good idea.
End of day one. This cut is about 15% of the area to be removed, about 3 mtr long 1 mtr wide and 0.5 mtr deep, the hard part is still to come.
This thread will run for a long time as I've decided to do the work myself but hey that's what retired people do.
This shot is after I emptied the area and removed the curtaining. The wall on the left is earth supporting hence the PO’s partial excavation and boxing in of the original footings. I’m game to chop away and lower the floor, possibly underpin the original but have to dig and see what I find.
Today I started on the right side and used a 9” grinder to cut the concrete and winged it, what will I find? Firstly an old telephone line from the Bronze (or Copper) Age. I’ve never seen one this thick, apparently they’re designed to go under construction just two pairs of wire encased with heavy copper. I still have a phone, this must have been terminated long ago.
It’s going to be a long ongoing job as after a day like today the 61 year old body thinks a day or two off is a good idea.
End of day one. This cut is about 15% of the area to be removed, about 3 mtr long 1 mtr wide and 0.5 mtr deep, the hard part is still to come.
This thread will run for a long time as I've decided to do the work myself but hey that's what retired people do.
, that is something 
kev your wife cracks me up with her serious one liners 
