Old property has a couple of fireplaces with sunken hearths. I want to have waxed floorboards so at the very least I needed to level it.
See pictures showing sunken level - approx 2cm at worst point.
So I ripped it up - the tiles, the cracked slab, ...
And found the cause of the sinking problem was that the joist and several of wood boards were burnt through (see pics)
These were the wooden board that supported the cement slab (that cracked later).
So my question ... WTF,, there was fire under the hearth ????
Thanks
Chris
ps: and now I'm like this. Ready to rebuild )))
See pictures showing sunken level - approx 2cm at worst point.
So I ripped it up - the tiles, the cracked slab, ...
And found the cause of the sinking problem was that the joist and several of wood boards were burnt through (see pics)
These were the wooden board that supported the cement slab (that cracked later).
So my question ... WTF,, there was fire under the hearth ????
Thanks
Chris
ps: and now I'm like this. Ready to rebuild )))