Markus Keller
07-14-2008, 07:30 AM
Yesterdays inspection, (I try not to work on sundays) 100 year old house with a 9' diameter x 5' deep 'catch basin'
I don't think it is actually a catch basin. I'm thinking more it was some sort of old cistern maybe.
- The bottom is higher than the basement
- I couldn't see any in/out pipes at/near the bottom
All I found was one 4" pipe coming in towards the top. Maybe they used to run the downspouts into it, maybe it was an old sewer basin 100 years ago that got pumped out annually, I just don't know. It is big. You could put a lot of bodes in there.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks Markus
I don't think it is actually a catch basin. I'm thinking more it was some sort of old cistern maybe.
- The bottom is higher than the basement
- I couldn't see any in/out pipes at/near the bottom
All I found was one 4" pipe coming in towards the top. Maybe they used to run the downspouts into it, maybe it was an old sewer basin 100 years ago that got pumped out annually, I just don't know. It is big. You could put a lot of bodes in there.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks Markus