Hi All,
I'm looking for some advice regarding flooring.
All of my ground floor rooms have an asphalt layer, which I believe this acts as a damp proof membrane. In the kitchen the asphalt has deteriorated and started to break up all over the floor (this is because vinyl tiles were glued directly onto the asphalt many years ago - not by me!) . I am going to be tiling the floor and so need a level surface to start from. I plan to take up all of the asphalt and the tiles that are stuck to it.
My question is, do I need an asphalt layer? When I take up the asphalt layer I won't have a damp proof membrane, so what is the modern way to lay a damp proof membrane on the ground floor? Someone has told me that a self leveling compound would suffice, but I'm hesitant to just use that alone.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
Thanks
I'm looking for some advice regarding flooring.
All of my ground floor rooms have an asphalt layer, which I believe this acts as a damp proof membrane. In the kitchen the asphalt has deteriorated and started to break up all over the floor (this is because vinyl tiles were glued directly onto the asphalt many years ago - not by me!) . I am going to be tiling the floor and so need a level surface to start from. I plan to take up all of the asphalt and the tiles that are stuck to it.
My question is, do I need an asphalt layer? When I take up the asphalt layer I won't have a damp proof membrane, so what is the modern way to lay a damp proof membrane on the ground floor? Someone has told me that a self leveling compound would suffice, but I'm hesitant to just use that alone.
Any advice would be much appreciated!
Thanks
