hi, i am new to the forums
i bought a house in michigan about 2 years ago. it has a partial basement, the house was made in 1945.
in the basement there are 2 approx. 2ftx1ft rectangular cutouts in the basement floor, they are covered with cement covers that have 2 screws in them. the covers are flush with the floor.
i got curious today and pulled one of the covers off to see what was under them, i expected to see pipes or just dirt, anything but what i saw.
what i saw was a large and deep hole under the floor, there were pillars or pylons that support the basement floor. the hole was filled with water, i wanted to see how deep it went so i stuck a broom handle into the water and it went all the way down, when i pulled the handle out the handle was covered in some type of black/blue sludge that reeked almost like fuel oil or grease, and had the consistency of watery mud. the smell made me feel slightly dizzy. i put the cover back on and left the basement and ive been trying to figure it out.
what do you people think this is??
this house was built in 1945 and at one time used a septic but is now on city sewer, or at least i pay a sewer bill. the house is still on a private well for water.
could this be the old septic?? ive never heard of a septic under the basement floor though. there is a floor drain in the basement and it looks like the sewer pipes from my kitchen go under the basement floor also.
any light that anyone can shed on this would be great.
thanks, josh
i bought a house in michigan about 2 years ago. it has a partial basement, the house was made in 1945.
in the basement there are 2 approx. 2ftx1ft rectangular cutouts in the basement floor, they are covered with cement covers that have 2 screws in them. the covers are flush with the floor.
i got curious today and pulled one of the covers off to see what was under them, i expected to see pipes or just dirt, anything but what i saw.
what i saw was a large and deep hole under the floor, there were pillars or pylons that support the basement floor. the hole was filled with water, i wanted to see how deep it went so i stuck a broom handle into the water and it went all the way down, when i pulled the handle out the handle was covered in some type of black/blue sludge that reeked almost like fuel oil or grease, and had the consistency of watery mud. the smell made me feel slightly dizzy. i put the cover back on and left the basement and ive been trying to figure it out.
what do you people think this is??
this house was built in 1945 and at one time used a septic but is now on city sewer, or at least i pay a sewer bill. the house is still on a private well for water.
could this be the old septic?? ive never heard of a septic under the basement floor though. there is a floor drain in the basement and it looks like the sewer pipes from my kitchen go under the basement floor also.
any light that anyone can shed on this would be great.
thanks, josh