Possible building plot - shaft on the property

Hello BananaJoe

I would have no concerns about buying the property. No matter what the shaft represents. It is not a major cost factor. If it is 5 meters deep, it represents an ideal base for a well. Lower a casing pipe (125 mm KG pipe) down and plunge. Try to find out how deep the groundwater is.

Steven

Hello

and check how far the horizontal shaft goes. Drive an 8 mm reinforcing bar into the ground. If it goes in one meter, the shaft is still there. I would also expose the shaft at the end of the property if it is still there. You can manage one meter in an hour.

Steven

Here nearby there is also a plot with a shaft that looks extremely similar to this one. And it was apparently actually used earlier as a kind of well for seepage water. So there was always water in it, unless it hadn't rained for a very long time.

So, today I went back to the property. My phone, which was lowered into the shaft, took the attached photos (the second photo is extracted from a video and unfortunately a bit blurry) - the outgoing "channel" is probably not a channel after all and ends after about 40 cm. Equipped with a stone and some rope, it also became clear that the water is almost 3 meters deep. Together with the nearly 1.50 m between the shaft cover and the water surface, this roughly matches the 5 meters total depth that the seller received as information from the previous owner.

All of this suggests to me that it is probably a well after all - or if not, the amount of concrete needed to fill the thing should be manageable. We will probably go for it!

Thanks to you all for your answers!

Hello BananaJoe

before you fill up the shaft, I would definitely try to see if it can serve as a well. Find out how deep the groundwater is. The authorities might be able to help you with that. Borrow a pump. Pump out the shaft and observe how quickly water returns to the shaft. If it is rainwater, you can later use the shaft as a basis for a well. Water costs money. A well is free.

Steven