The property is on a slope, my basement is mostly underground on 3 sides, but at the back it is just about at ground level. The land also slopes away from the property and is very sandy soil. The test pits I have dug show the sand under the edge of the floor to be damp, but very dry in the middle.
I have limited head room and would like more, or at least not to lose any!
I wish to get in some floor insulation so as to stop condensation, sort out the damp, and not spend too much money. Anything I do must keep building control happy.
One of the rooms has uneven quarry tiles, laid on a bed of about 2cm of week mortar directly on the sand, the foundations to the outside walls are about 3 or 4 bricks below the current floor level.
The other room has concrete over York Stone slabs with a DPC under the concrete, the foundations for its walls are only 2 bricks below the current floor level, and it also has the lowest ceiling.
One of the rooms with have a kitchen in, the other will have a bedroom, until recently it was rented out as a damp flat for a low rent.
Any ideals…
I have limited head room and would like more, or at least not to lose any!
I wish to get in some floor insulation so as to stop condensation, sort out the damp, and not spend too much money. Anything I do must keep building control happy.
One of the rooms has uneven quarry tiles, laid on a bed of about 2cm of week mortar directly on the sand, the foundations to the outside walls are about 3 or 4 bricks below the current floor level.
The other room has concrete over York Stone slabs with a DPC under the concrete, the foundations for its walls are only 2 bricks below the current floor level, and it also has the lowest ceiling.
One of the rooms with have a kitchen in, the other will have a bedroom, until recently it was rented out as a damp flat for a low rent.
Any ideals…
