Recent content by Bluenoze

Hi I had a screed floor put down on the 12th Dec and plan to lay laminate (with DPM and fibreboard) on the 12th Jan. he room is 7ft by 17ft and Im guessing the screed floor is c70mm thick on 100mm celotex. How long should it realistically take to fully dry out? Is there any time...

Hi Need to raise my garage floor for a bedroom conversion. My Plan (not set in stone) - DPM 1200 gauge, 100mm Celotex (foil taped together, is this required?) then screed circa 80-100mm. My question is should I get someone to screed it or can this be done easily by me? The space is...

Thanks, so basically nothing to worry about then? Bn

Is this normal?!?! It intermittently flashes in between recording the water temp. The boiler seems to be working just never noticed this before!! Just cut a radiator out the loop for garage conversion, Any guidance appreciated. Bar now set at 1.5 Thanks Bn

Freddy - Thanks!

ok...This is the best description I could come up with - outside skin is standard brick, inside is the larger "solid concrete grey blocks" (Sorry dont know the tech term), will then look to plasterboard (not sure if the foil backed stuff is needed), then skim (that wall) (no electrical on it but...

Hi As above, Celotex as a cavity wall insulation - How thick does this need to be to meet Building Regulations? 25/50/75 or 100mm? Thanks Bluenoze

Noseall THANKS! Its just If I submerge them in screed its sods law Ill be digging the floor up later to get to them :-)

Hi Im going to put a DPM down, 100mm Celotex then screed on top (probably another 100mm) with Chicken wire placed down to help avoid breaking. My question is could I make a frame to create a channel in the screed to run the radiator pipes along, rather than just immersing them in screed...

System malfunction! - I did not write the asphalt bit?! :-) Other than I now know it collects beer, I wouldnt know what it is! :-)

Woody - Thanks Everyone else - thanks! Think It will be laminet floor (childs bedroom) and if a 10 year old needs to mop up lager / beer or cider from it they'll be getting a kich up the arse! but thanks for the pro's cons of Asphalt Vs Carpet :-) So.....Max 100mm screed, then Celotex...

I figure placing a suspended floor, air bricks, insulation plus floor clearance is more "fiddly" than laying down Screed?! Having a raised floor has its bonus's in that pipework etc can be hidden im just unsure how to raise the insulation to fix it under the floor...someone said chickenwire...

Hi Raising garage floor and need some better informed views; DPM on floor (either 1200 gauge sheet or painted on stuff), 100mm Celotex then do I lay concrete, then screed or just straight screed? How thick can Screed be laid - I think I will need (after the celotex) to raise the floor...