Wet UFH - insulation advice

Out of interest - how long to break it up and remove the floor?

That’s where the majority of the cost is, so was thinking I could do it myself.
 
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Bought myself a £99 Toolstation breaker, and broke up 110m2 of 200mm concrete in my front garden. Took me 3 days. Yours may take the same amount of time as you would have to barrow the rubble to a skip.
 
It's not all about payback!
You will also be "enjoying" the benefits of the home improvement... evenly heated space, freeing up walls from rads etc.
 
It's not all about payback!
You will also be "enjoying" the benefits of the home improvement... evenly heated space, freeing up walls from rads etc.

This is also true. Think I may rent a breaker for a week for £50, order a skip and get on with it.
 
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This is also true. Think I may rent a breaker for a week for £50, order a skip and get on with it.

The only way to get it done is to get it done (y)

Rustle up a couple of bored teenagers to do the barrowing for you @£40 each per day ;)
 
The only way to get it done is to get it done (y)

Rustle up a couple of bored teenagers to do the barrowing for you @£40 each per day ;)

I’ve got a few mates who’ll work for a few beers in the evening, so that’s good. I just need to be prepared to barrow 6 tons of concrete from their houses if the need were to ever arise...
 
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Last year, 3 of us worked till 3am laying UFH in two new builds as screeders were coming later that morning... They didn't turn up until 3 days later... Never again! :mad:

If you were in Barnet and not Bristol, I might be tempted :)
 
Last year, 3 of us worked till 3am laying UFH in two new builds as screeders were coming later that morning... They didn't turn up until 3 days later... Never again! :mad:

If you were in Barnet and not Bristol, I might be tempted :)

Hah. I have time on my side - limited only by how long I can put up with 44square meters of my house being unheated. Not long is the answer in this weather...
 
Hah. I have time on my side - limited only by how long I can put up with 44square meters of my house being unheated. Not long is the answer in this weather...

Did somebody force you to do it this time of year? :LOL:
 
Ah! So you don't have time on your side then! :whistle:

She pushed through the knocking down of the walls / putting in the steels.

I’m reserving time to make sure it’s heated properly and finished to a high standard.

She’s more interested in granite v. Silstone worktops...
 
Out of interest - how long to break it up and remove the floor?

That’s where the majority of the cost is, so was thinking I could do it myself.
Whether you have underfloor heating or not, insulated floors make a much more cosy home than just cold concrete.

Bear in mind you will need to dig up not just the floor, but a bit of soil too. You need type 1, sand blinding, dpm, concrete slab, insulation, screed.

Breaking up the concrete itself isnt too bad, its probably a couple of days work for 1man. Another day or so for the reduced dig.
If you have room you might want a grab lorry instead of a skip -it might work out dearer than a skip for the quantity if you only need one skip, but you havent got to load a skip. Or get a low skip, or one with a door. Running up a scaffold plank into a skip is quite hard.

Id be guessing at 2no 8 yard skips if you dig out 300mm or so.....in which case a grab will be best.

And you need a whacker plate for the type 1 as its needs compacting.

In terms of underfloor heating, I found a plumber who did it for a labour price and I supplied the underfloor heating kit. Underfloor heating firms can charge an awful lot for supply and install.
 

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