Recent content by ianleon

Hello, I'm planning on laying my celotex this weekend ready for the pending UFH install. I'm a little confused with if the 25mm perimeter up stands are required as a quick google has conflicting information. I have the sheets of 25mm ready to go but would like to know if the expansion foam is...

Thanks for the reply. I have about 300mm to fill give or take 50mm in areas ! The flooring the boss wants down will be around 20mm What sort of rough depths am I best to do the above to ?

After much thought I am going to install UFH, its highly likely the rest of the house will need all the floors doing so it makes sense. Just trying to work out what I can get done before I get the professionals. Could someone advise me on what my next steps would be, as I understand I'm going...

Thanks for your kind words. Its nice to see the condition of the bricks under floor in such good condition. No signs that i can see that it was ever suspended whilst digging it up. Am I best to repoint the brick work that was previously under the floor where the mortar has come out ? If so...

A little update....... All broken up and dug out, amazing how quick you can fill as skip ! Now to work out what i'm going to put down.

The issue i originally had was the floorboards where nailed to the concrete which had damaged the already broken up bitumen DPM hence the floor boards where starting to rot where they were nailed down and some where they butted up to the wall. I have a slate DPC which does look in good order.

I can't be 100% at this point if it ever was a suspended floor. I know in one of the back rooms it is part suspended part concrete and that room has air bricks, I suppose i'll find out when i gun it up ?

Thanks for taking the time to read this and reply. Looks like i'm going to have to bite the bullet and go for it ! I shall get a pro in to do the concreting but I'm sure I can do most of the prep work. Just a few questions before I start; Do I break it all the way down to the earth ? What is...

Well a little update and a few more questions ! Managed to get all the boards up and all cleaned - What a job that was. And now i'm left with this: There was a weird square in the centre with a hole in: So chipped off the bitumen and it was all cracking up underneath so kept tapping away, it...

@JobAndKnock If I were to either dig out and re-concrete with proper DPM or manage to get off all the bitumen and use the epoxy stuff, inject the internal and external wall with the chemical DPC would a lime plaster still be necessary ? The wife ideally wants a smooth finished wall with just...

Yes I do, thanks for the suggestions. (is it bad i had to google what FWIW meant !) Currently on shift until Tuesday when I then plan to completely empty the room and get the rest of the boards up and see what i'm up against.

Also, what about the fire place, would should I expect under that ?

Wow, thank you so much for the replies, i feel like i've learnt quite a lot already. All wall paper is off and as there was wood panelling 1/4 way up the wall we removed that as we could feel it was loose and the plaster just fell off ! It has cavity walls and the DPC looks ok from the...

Having started work on one of the many rooms that need renovating in our newly purchased Edwardian house, I thought i'd start with re-wiring assuming I would be faced with a floating floor, making my life easier. On lifting the first few boards, carefully as the boss wants them instead of carpet...

Yes it will just be for boxes of diy stuff. What do you mean by double hipped roof ? Lighting is not an issue as i'm elec tech for all my sins !