We bought a doer-upper & found a creepy surprise under our kitchen floor – now we’ve made it into a feature
IMAGINE moving into a new house, and making a creepy discovery underneath the kitchen floor just minutes later.
That’s exactly what happened to one couple, who took to TikTok to document their incredible find.
In a video on their social media pages, Emma and Rhys showed themselves lifting up a wooden piece of flooring to reveal a metal cover beneath.
They then lifted up that cover, only to find a 20ft well beneath.
What came next was months of investigations, as they tried to figure out just how deep the well was, as well as whether the water inside was safe to drink, and how they could make a feature from it.
“When we first came to view our house this was one of the coolest features we found,” Emma explained.
“In the middle of the kitchen under the floor there’s a huge well!
“We got the keys about 10 minutes ago and we’re straight in there to have a good look…
“We’ve seen a couple of these wells online but nothing quite prepares you for them.
“They’re really cool but they’re also really creepy.”
Emma explained that they were thinking about how they could put some lights inside it, put a glass top on it and make it into a feature in the room.
They designed a steel collar to put over the top of the well entrance – to “tidy up any edges” and to have something to put the glass on top of.
But people in the comments section were unconvinced by the well feature, with many telling Emma and Rhys to watch the horror movie The Ring.
“I’ve seen The Ring. close it up,” one wrote.
“Absolutely not, Samara be coming out in 7 days time,” another added.
“Don’t you think there is a reason it was concreted up with like 50 layers?” a third raged.
“Nope nope nope!” someone else said.
“All I can think about is the movie The Ring!”
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“I suggest a quick film for ya, It’s called the Ring …2004,” another said.
The well wasn’t the only “quirky surprise” in the property either.
They also found an “old derelict cellar” that they’re planning “on turning into a speakeasy style bar”.
As well as a huge farmhouse extension, which Emma added she had “no idea how we’re going to paint”.