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Unfortunately we had to dig down to avoid loss of a ceiling height. Was thinking of using polythene sheet but sounds like liquid could be the way to go. Finish will be lime plaster+woodfibre board to maintain breathability of the wall.

So there's no underslab DPM because this slab is tied in with all sorts of ground beams for new steelwork (there's a large amount of steelwork gone in to remove all ground floor walls). The plan instead is to place the DPM on top of the slab underneath 100mm celotex+50mm flow screed with UFH...

Hi We have an Edwardian house with solid brick walls and a slate DPC. Looking to install a polythene DPM over the new structural slab and am trying to work out how to tie it to the DPC. I know the DPC is still intact as I can see very clearly the moisture remaining in the bricks below. I've...