How do I prevent water ingress to the cellar?

[mattblaque]

Hi All

 

I'm buying a house in Gloucestershire. It's build around 1800 and has a large cellar beneath the kitchen. Upon viewing, I noticed that the owner currently stores goods on wooden pallettes and I could sense that the floor of the cellar gets wet. I imagine when there's heavy rain, the water runs down the steps and seeps under the doorway with ease.

 

I'm a handy guy but not in the building trade. I've been on Youtube and seen solutions involving a drain and a sump pump. Would this eliminate the problem of water filling the cellar floor? 

 

I've attached two pictures showing the opening of the cellar from inside and out.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

[TonyT]

Dig in a French drain, to try and get as

much  surface  water away from the building.

 

A sump pump is useful if you know that the water will collect In that location but probably not the case with an old building.

maybe get a pair Of fans bringing air in and extracting it to keep humidity under control to start with 

 

heating will help too along with the air

 

Strategy of keeping stuff off the floor is a good idea!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mattblaque]

1 hour ago, TonyT said:

Dig in a French drain, to try and get as

much  surface  water away from the building.

 

A sump pump is useful if you know that the water will collect In that location but probably not the case with an old building.

maybe get a pair Of fans bringing air in and extracting it to keep humidity under control to start with 

 

heating will help too along with the air

 

Strategy of keeping stuff off the floor is a good idea!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks very much for the advice.