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Hi You need to know that the concrete is not going to be damp, so you certainly need to put a 1200 gauge membrane over the whole floor. Then depending on how level and even the concrete is would dictate what kind of underlay you use. You might also consider laying 50mm of cellotex...

Hi As you can't raise the suspended floor to the level of the concrete you really don't have much choice but to lower it at the other end. My concern would be regarding ventilation as even if you put a dpm under the new battened and timbered floor there is no way for any air to circulate so...

I'm converting some single storey farm buldings and am replacing the old roof with trussed rafters at 600 c/c. the insulation required is 150mm of cellotex which is deeper than the bottom chord/ceiling tie by some 50mm. My question is, do I need to provide access to this space and if I do...