Posted by Owen Roberts on June 14, 2005 at 11:08:28 from 194.201.78.129 user OwenRoberts.
In Reply to: Re: Milk, perishables posted by Ed Kiser on June 13, 2005 at 15:12:07:
The are different types of stone. Probably in order marble, slate and granite are "cool" stones whereas sandstone is a "warm" stone and would not be the first choice with a larder builder.
Sandstone is probably more akin to your concrete blocks.
I can sympathise with your water table problems. At my other house, which is also built on a concrete raft, if you dig in the garden you find the River Thames. Occasionally the water table comes up above ground level and the house is surrounded by water sometimes to a depth of 4 feet. (Does it then count as an honorary houseboat?)
But no chance of digging a cellar. But it is nice to feed the swans from the back steps.