Cellar

Yeah, I'd guessed Sacramento from your handle and the humidity. I grew up in the Santa Barbara/Ojai area. Similar architecture, but nowhere near that humidity...

dmcker - Yes, I live in an early 20th Century "suburb" of Sacramento.

Sactogeek, very nifty remodelling work. Are you in California? Sounds like that type of architecture...

Degrandcru - My cellar was built with my house in 1927. It is 12 by 12 and originally contained a large coal-powered central heating system. It is located in the middle of the house and is opened to the 30 inch high and...

Sactogeek -- that's awesome. Thanks for sharing!

Sactogeek: That actually looks pretty similar to what I have in mind. The ... going down and of the cellar itself? What dimensions does your cellar have? What temperature do you have in it, do you cool it or does it...

You might be interested in what I did when I remodeled my kitchen. I already had a cellar but I had to move the stairwell. I created a new hall closet and put a trap door in the floor. I then created a automated lift...

Thank you Dmcker. I share your opinion about permits... As long as what you do does not affect anybody else, why should one need a permit... So far the soil is easy to remove and we stay away from the foundation. And...

This is hilarious, Degrandcru, and I applaud your fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants get-up-and-go. I really do, since I've had several arguments with my sister, who is a city planner in the San Francisco Bay Area, regarding...

Kylewolf, in theory I guess I would need a permit, but as the work is inside I hope nobody notices... Yes, plan is a trap-door with a staircase underneath. I am working with an architect who will work on a drawing. But...