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Providing Quality Cellar Conversions In Liverpool
Converting and extending a cellar, or building a basement to a new home, can provide valuable extra living space without drastically altering the exterior of your home. A basement is the ideal location for additional family living space, such as a playroom or home entertainment room. It is also a great place to relocate the utility room, boiler and storage, freeing up more valuable above-ground space.
Alternatively, a basement can have its own external entrance and provide a self-contained unit, ideal for use as a home office or annexe. Existing cellar conversions in Liverpool beneath a dwelling from a storage area to habitable space does not require planning permission. This will be covered by your home’s Permitted Development. A simple cellar conversion can be completed in a matter of weeks.
Converting a single-room cellar using a membrane lining system can take just two or three weeks, including digging out the sump and fitting the pumping system. If you are converting an existing space, you will need to make sure it is dry. Reducing the floor level of a cellar to improve the ceiling height is, however, treated as an extension and may need planning permission. Under certain circumstances, however, modest extensions and alterations can be undertaken without the need to make a planning application.
A1 Damp Proofing can perform all of this for you, providing you with the best quality cellar conversions in Liverpool.
A technique for cellar conversions in Liverpool which involves waterproofing below ground level is often referred to as ‘tanking’ — the application of a layer of waterproof material directly to the structure. This is usually a cementitious waterproof render system on the walls, typically applied in several layers, linked to a waterproof screed on the floor. Tanking can also involve a sheet membrane, asphalt or other liquid-applied waterproofing material.
Tanking is also required to withstand the external water pressure around the cellar (hydrostatic pressure). The pressure from the water table around a basement can be enormous and unless the tanking is very securely fixed to the substrate, it can fail. Hydrostatic pressure will force water through the tiniest fault very rapidly and once a leak occurs it can be very difficult to isolate and repair.
Cavity drain membranes are an alternative. The membranes are used to create an inner waterproof structure in the basement or cellar, behind which is a cavity (created by the membranes studded profile) that is fully drained, so any tiny leaks in the outer structure are diverted harmlessly away via a drain. By constantly draining away any small leaks there is never any water pressure against the inner structure. Several reports consider cavity membranes to be the most reliable way to waterproof a basement.
Our specialists can install top-quality cellar conversions in Liverpool which will prevent your problem and stop the issue from developing.
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