Cellar question.

[The Don of Croy]

Just looked at an Edwardian detached property with a cellar.

House is very nice, modernised, centrally heated, attractive prospect.

But should I be concerned about a damp cellar? No running water, just damp from water table rising and falling, and this has negatively affected the current linings which are warping etc. Probably needs stripping and relining with damp proof boards.

There is no sign of damp at ground floor, and looks like a damp proof course has been injected (or whatever it’s termed).

There’s also a septic tank. I thought they’d been outlawed!

Any advice welcome.

[The Don of Croy]

Thank you (all) for your responses.

I did once live in a similar age house with cellar, but we moved when I was 8yo and didn't give it much thought (mainly because it too was a damp and dark place and therefore not somewhere you lurked).

We'll defo keep this on the shortlist for (as and when) we find a buyer for our place.