Re: Garage floor.

Posted by John Droste on Oct 31, 2017; 12:57am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Pacific-Hotel-photo-of-1886-tp9866p9896.html

Well David, Mate,
below, if the link works are the dimensions from the 'Buildings, bridges and structures' book that you provided me on Como.
The rooms of the basement add up to over 85 feet long and that is internal dimensions before adding wall thicknesses.
Now I have heard of a staircase that was supposed to be and never was found. And I have heard of the owners of the Hotel, during the Cuban missile crisis, preparing for an 'invasion of zombies from Denver' as it was put to me, preparing a hide away in the cellar.
 I strongly suspect that if you drill a few holes through your garage floor, they don`t need to be big, 3/16" _ 1/4", you are not going to hit dirt. You may need to try a few spots before you pop through the concrete. You may drill into a wall underneath first time or a thicker spot in the concrete where it is fortified. I expect you will hit wood first as you go through the concrete. Boxing, to support the slab. If you drill through and there is a cavity as I expect there will be, drop a wire down and see how deep it is. After that, get a small camera that you can feed through the hole and find out where the entrance is.
 You are not going to do any harm drilling a few holes.
 You need percussion hammer drill and an extended length drill bit.
 Other interesting thing in the book. It says the porch was very long on the hotel. I forget without going back how long now, but the porch was not the veranda which is seperate.
I am excited!

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