A dad who found an previous cellar when investigating rotten floorboards has turned the hidden room into a house cinema.
Ben Mann, 39, could not consider his luck when he discovered the stairwell resulting in an previous cellar in his Victorian house in Cradley Heath, West Midlands.
Mr Mann moved into the house in April 2015 together with his accomplice, Kimberley Jane, and found the cellar quickly after noticing rotten floorboards and deciding to analyze.
However after noticing the cellar was flooded with water and rubble, Mr Mann determined to place it on the backburner earlier than not too long ago deciding to renovate the room into an underground house cinema and play room for his one-year-old daughter Bella.
‘It is round 12 sq. metres and a completely functioning room which we’re pleased we found,’ stated Mr Mann, 39
He discovered the hidden staircase underneath rotting floorboards at his house in Cradley Heath, West Midlands, in 2015, shortly after he moved in
The steps led all the way down to a secret cellar which Mr Mann had no concept existed when he purchased the home in 2015
The cellar was flooded with water and crammed with rubble, inflicting Mr Mann to place the mission ‘on a again burner’
Mr Mann made his personal system to pump out water from the cellar, serving to to cut back the prices of renovation
There was additionally a mound of particles and rubble to be cleared as soon as the cellar had been drained
It has now been transformed into a classy cinema room in addition to a play space for Mr Mann’s one-year-old daughter Bella
Mr Mann, who works as an indication maker, stated: ‘There was some points with rotten floorboards and the particular person I purchased the home from would not let me discover any additional till we had moved in.
‘I had an inkling one thing was hidden beneath after noticing lots of the homes on our road had cellars and steps main down.
‘I took a chance and guessed the place the stairwell can be and managed to chop the hatch out and located a flooded cellar.
‘It was in horrible situation; there was a foot of water and rubble.
‘It was rotting the floorboards and joists so I needed to substitute all of them. I noticed it as an thrilling bonus regardless of the very fact it wanted lots of work.’
Mr Mann spent £4,500 on reworking the previous, rotting cellar into a house cinema full with a customized made couch, projector, and bar space.
The key stairwell has now been transformed into a classy descent into the underground cinema room
Mr Mann spent round £4,500 on the mission, utilizing secondhand supplies the place attainable to maintain prices down
There’s a big L-shaped lounger, shelving racks, popcorn machine, candy merchandising machine, a mini fridge, a projector, and a bar space
Mr Mann started the revamp of the cellar in October 2020 and carried out a lot of the work himself
‘I had an inkling one thing was hidden beneath after noticing lots of the homes on our road had cellars and steps main down,’ stated Mr Mann
Mr Mann added: ‘I shopped round and used lots of secondhand supplies.
‘I made my very own system to pump out the water so I’ve managed to save lots of some huge cash by doing the work myself.
‘The work began in October 2020 however was solely not too long ago completed because it was an ongoing mission.
‘There’s a big L-shaped lounger, shelving racks, popcorn machine, candy merchandising machine, a mini fridge, a projector, and a bar space.
‘It is round 12 sq. metres and a completely functioning room which we’re pleased we found.’