Recent content by elvira

mointainwalker : noted your comments, the only reason i did not go for screed was to save the drying time. the suppliers of the ufh suggested that instead of laying the insulation underneath the concrete slab i can lay it on top followed by chipboard. If i had the insulation underneath the...

Woodyoulike - sorry one more question as I have already bought the chipboard , instead of replacing it altogether could I not put say, 6mm plywood on top or use a tilebacker board - they have it in Selco called "hardibacker tile board". I bought the chipboard a while back and don't know if i...

Thanks for your advice. I don't have a humidity reader but last night i switched the humidifier off to see if there was any condensation in the morning. There was only a little on the windows which would be normal. I also put a small plastic sheet down and sealed the edge by placing a large...

Urgent advice needed please. The concrete slab was laid about 6 weeks ago and is close to dry now. I did not put insulation (50mm) under the concrete slab, as I wanted it to go on top of the slab. I decided to do this because I am having electric underfloor heating and I thought it would be...