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Thanks very much for that!

Ok yes best to just do the whole thing from scratch. Thanks Any tips for lifting this kind of flooring? Thanks

I have found another better pic which shows clearly it is made of some kind of tiles. You can see how it only comes half way across the floor too. There are a couple of significant dips in the exposed concrete area. I take it I would fill and then damp proof? Thanks

Thanks for the advice on how to sort the floor properly for wood. It’s likely I will stick with laminate in reality. I don’t k ow if that changes anything. Now you mention it I remember seeing faint joins like the top layer was formed of tiles of some sort. Could well be vinyl. There isn’t...

Ah thank you for explaining. Sorry I probably left out lots of useful info. The house is pre 1900s stone end terrace. The extension is more recent but no idea how recent. Looks like it was indeed perhaps split into kitchen and dining room so this flooring is only in the kitchen part. Would...

Ah thank you! It does feel very plasticky / rubbery and slightly bouncy. Not what I think of with bitumen but I don’t know much about much lol. You would tear it up, Do a selfnleveler and damp proof membrane or coating then? Only half the room had this rubbery layer so that is probably a good...

Hiya New here. I am buying a house that needs a bit of tlc. It has a quite big kitchen extension with ck Crete floor covered in layers of rubbery stuff. There is a hole in the middle of the rubbery stuff. See pic. This hole is in front of the sink which has clearly leaked some due to state...