Hi all
I'll try to keep this as short as possible.
I've dug up my pantry floor, as it was very badly cracked and slightly damp.
At this point the ceiling height was 5ft 5" (you have to duck! to stand up).
The floor size is 3x2m.
After taking away 2-3 inches of cracked concrete, I have also removed 3" of rubble. To my surprise I found a herringbone brick floor under this lot.
Problem is it's damp, when I prised out a brick, there is 10mm of sand, and soil under this.
Now that I have dug out 6" etc I can now stand up in here, I'm reluctant to raise the floor again.
Final bad point is this pantry is now around 12" lower than the ground level outside
What would you all recommend as the best way to lay a new floor.
Would laying a DPM, then 2 long batons (4" sq) down the long length of the wall then planks across from one baton to the other one be a bad idea? I would then lay a laminate floor??
TIA
Wilse
I'll try to keep this as short as possible.
I've dug up my pantry floor, as it was very badly cracked and slightly damp.
At this point the ceiling height was 5ft 5" (you have to duck! to stand up).
The floor size is 3x2m.
After taking away 2-3 inches of cracked concrete, I have also removed 3" of rubble. To my surprise I found a herringbone brick floor under this lot.
Problem is it's damp, when I prised out a brick, there is 10mm of sand, and soil under this.
Now that I have dug out 6" etc I can now stand up in here, I'm reluctant to raise the floor again.
Final bad point is this pantry is now around 12" lower than the ground level outside
What would you all recommend as the best way to lay a new floor.
Would laying a DPM, then 2 long batons (4" sq) down the long length of the wall then planks across from one baton to the other one be a bad idea? I would then lay a laminate floor??
TIA
Wilse
