Searching under school house

[Murray656]

So I live in a school house dates 1850s and in michigan can't do much outside due to frozen ground but there is a crawl space with dirt floors and there is an addition on the house which was added over an old milk room that was apart of the original school so is it worth climbing under there to search

 

[MNcoinhunter]

I guess that would depend on how tall the crawlspace is ... if you have to literally "crawl" it might be a frustrating endeavour. If it were me, and swinging a coil was nearly impossible, I would at the very least go under there with my Pro-pointer and sweep that around. There has to be at least a coin or two down there without a doubt. Good luck !

 

[Tom_in_CA]

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So I live in a school house dates 1850s and in michigan can't do much outside due to frozen ground but there is a crawl space with dirt floors and there is an addition on the house which was added over an old milk room that was apart of the original school so is it worth climbing under there to search

If I lived in a house that dated to the 1850s, and had been a school at one time, I'd for sure check the crawl spaces beneath my house

 

[Murray656]

Yeah I would think stuff fell thru floorboards and what not plus whatever is under there has been undisturbed by nature so that's a plus shouldn't have to go deep

 

[bsit1361]

Who loses more coin than kids?!

 

[Murray656]

Yeah I'm hoping I can't get under there but I'm 6'4 280 crawl spaces aren't my friend lol

 

[releventchair]

Maybe wear a dust mask?
I know a skinny guy in Michigan a little s.w. of central that will fit! Sounds like a fun site. besides students, the builders may have misplaced something.
H.H.

 

[Murray656]

Yeah I'm hoping when they remodeled home they didn't end up walking around the dirt or get curious themselves because if they didn't stuff should be fairly shallow if not just sitting there it was active for 110 years shut down in the 60s

 

[releventchair]

Should be some good finds there. Would take a while to check it good. Then double check. Allways something.

 

[1Radr4lf]

Maybe it's about time for a new floor anyways ehh

 

[Murray656]

Way ahead of you I'm thinking my was that an ant or termite might need to replace wood under floor just to be sure excuse might work lol

 

[DocBeav]

Good luck hunting under the house, wearing a dust mask like relevantchair said. Don't want to get the Hanta Virus (comes from dried mouse turds) or any other respiratory complications! I'd still do it though! My brother is renting an old converted one room school house from the mid-late 1800's and I'm DYING to detect there! The original out house is still there too.....it was filled in/capped but the cover can be removed.

 

[Murray656]

Yeah this has the out house but it's cinder block so it was updated I guess you can say also have two small concrete foundations but who knows what they could of been

 

[Ism]

I did a crawl in an 1875 home. Used a Vaquero with a small coil and removed the middle rod from the detector shaft to shorten it. I crawled on my stomach with a flashlight in one hand, detector in the other.
Can't remember if I used a mask but had my face covered in spider webs. Very dusty and difficult to maneuver and dig. It was suffocating and hot (even though it was cool in the crawl).
Came out covered in filth. Total sum of my finds...2 1930's wheat pennies, cut nails and assorted junk.
Would I do it again? You bet.

 

[Silver Worm]

DO IT, MAN DO IT! LOL

 

[Murray656]

I think I'm more worried bout getting out then getting in lol

 

[dimedigger]

use no rods. put the control box in your coat pocket and work the coil with your hand

 

[Murray656]

That's what I'm thinking too

 

[PullTabPete]

Have you checked the yard before? If not I'm sure your anxious to.

I can't wait for the ground to thaw, been checking out some sights that I want to hit in the spring.

 

[Murray656]

Yeah once a few weeks ago when we had them two 50 degree days found 7 cents a door know and a pre 30s 44 cartridge I actually went out there with a jug of hot water and and axe to dig turned out to be a piece of tin but it was to much work