Recent content by sunmiller

No i don't think i explained this properly. The 35mm i mention is above the level of the kitchen which should be the level of the dining room floor. There would be no way of levelling as that would bring the whole floor 35mm above the kitchen floor and would leave a step. i'm concerned...

Hello, I've had a builder in to screed the ground floor (old victorian terrace) and basically there is a noticeable slope in the room. I have put a strait edge down and worked out that over a 2 metre run the floor is 35mm out. This by reading some forum stuff on here seems pretty bad. from...

Good suggestion mate but not very cost effective as 1 25kg bag covers 0.29 sq meters at 50mm and i have 16sq meters! @£20 per bag id need 30-40 bags costing me over £600. Think the answer is to rip the bloody thing up! :cry:

Yes, i've looked into concrete planers/scabblers and they all are only designed to literally take off a couple of mm. I dont think there are any that would take off up to 40mm. I also dont think levelling compound is designed to bulk up floors, it's more designed for filling in minor...

I have finally decided the whole lot has gotta be ripped up! No way around it really. Once it's ripped up, instead of concreting im going to screed it all. Going to hire out a Kango to rip it all up! ArghHHHHH! Oh how life challenges sometimes.....

Hello all, Im a newbe DIYer and learning the hard way! I just bought on old victorian house and had major damp issues so had to remove the quarry tiles in dining room aound 16sq ft. I put in DPM and insulation (Expanded polystyrene) and on top of that 2.5" of concrete. The plan was to level the...