Recent content by Billem

Hi, I have the same problem and have had varying degrees of "advice"!! We have a bungalow built in 1959 that had Marley tiles throughout which we removed for underfloor heating purposes. We have since discovered that the tiles had a purpose :oops:, and probably no dpm between the slab and...

Thanks, thats very kind of you to say :wink: So, if I lay a vapour barrier then latex screed on top that should be the end of my moisture problem?? How thick should the screed be?

Sorry, ignore me, I understand now that you mean the concrete releases moisture continually and so I guess by removing the Marley tiles we took away the layer that was stopping it!!! I will take your advice, thanks very much and sorry I am being so ditzy!!! :roll:

Would a polythene sheet under the latex screed stop the moisture coming up through my carpet? This is what I need to stop as I cannot have another moment of mould growth, its horrible!!! I assume that you would lay it on the existing floor and make sure it laps up over the bottom of the wall...

Live in a 1959/1960 built bungalow with concrete subfloor throughout. Marley tiles were in place when we bought it and we had these taken up on advice from underfloor heating company. We only have underfloor heating in two rooms but decided for the price charged to remove the tiles it made...