Recent content by Antony higo

John D is that supposed to be funny?

Hi guys, thanks for all the replies. My floor is finished now. I appreciated all the advice. My next task is doing my roof (in the cellar). My living room floor gets really cold so I'm going to insulate it. I'm getting different advice on the best way to do this though. I've been told to put...

Hi all. I'm putting insulation on top of my sand. Can anyone tell me if I have to seal the gaps between the boards with tape or can I just pour the concrete straight on?

I was going to put 2" of hardcore and 2" of sand. Wondering now after what you've said if I can just double up the thickness of sand and not bother with hardcore. Cheers Ian.

I've now got it all dug out. Can anyone tell me what the best type of hardcore and Sand is to use as I've read there's different sorts. Thanks.

I'd thought about that. I'm going to be digging down about 8 inches. Would I have any issues with the foundations digging that deep?

Would I be able to get away with just putting a thicker layer of sand down or do I HAVE to put hardcore down first?

I'd seen something on YouTube about putting insulation board down but wasn't sure exactly what it was. Is it just normal kingspan insulation board? I would have thought the weight of the concrete would be too much for it. Do I put the board on top or under the dpm? If on top do I have to seal...

Yes I have a coal chute where the concrete could be poured through. The cellar is dry. Can't see any signs of damp anywhere. I'm just going to use it as a bit of a gym/storage room.

Thanks mate.

I'd been thinking of doing it myself but wasn't sure if I'd be able to get it level enough. With the size of the room would I put all the concrete in in one go then level it or would I have to section it off and do it in stages?

I'm laying a new concrete cellar floor. I'm planning to dig it out myself and put the hardcore, sand and D.P.M down myself. Never done anything like this before so I'm not confident doing the concreting part. I've been told the concrete should be 4 inches thick. Can anyone tell me roughly what a...

I'm laying a new concreted cellar floor. I'll be getting a local builder to do the concreting bit but I'm wanting to do most of the prep. work myself to save some money. I'll be digging it out, putting down hardcore/sand and a membrane. My questions are. How deep do I have to dig (was thinking...

Hi all. I'm wanting to replace my concrete cellar floor. It's cracked and risen all over the place. I know absolutely nothing about building work so this might sound like a dumb idea. I'm a metal worker by trade and was wondering if I could place metal 'H' section beams onto the ground after I'd...