I have a cellar which runs from front to back of my late Victorian, mid-terrace property, half of which - containing builders rubble - was sealed off by the previous owners 25 years ago, by bricking up a connecting doorway.
To alleviate the damp in the basement above, I've been advised to create airflow in the cellar by means of air bricks & by opening up the bricked-up doorway. Is it essential/advisable/a statutory requirement to replace the perfectly sound wooden lintel over the doorway before re-opening?
To alleviate the damp in the basement above, I've been advised to create airflow in the cellar by means of air bricks & by opening up the bricked-up doorway. Is it essential/advisable/a statutory requirement to replace the perfectly sound wooden lintel over the doorway before re-opening?