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Quick update, and further question. Can fibre screed be used as mot 1 sub base? As expected BC will not sign off the floor, so it looks like we will be diy ing it. It's a reminder of why I have been doing most things on the house the last 6 years. To reduce the amount of waste, and need for a...

Thanks all. Quick update. Rang building control and they are sending an inspector round Monday. Will se what they say and take it from there. I'll use the time they are here to also see if there is a way we can take the course of bricks down for the patio doors as well. This was something the...

Thanks so much for your advise Woody! I feel like you are hand holding me/us through this slightly uncomfortable situation (hate confrontation), which is very comforting. I like that idea. I was starting to think that myself and was going to get in touch with BC. Nervous to create a situation...

The description was 'dig down to allow for a new sub base, sand, dpc, insulation and 65mm fibre screed'. Do you think we should expect significant problems with the floor cracking, say with the washing machine? He said after he had done it that we didn't need a sub base as he had put a higher...

The floor was a little high once we took down a wall between two rooms. We were going to just have the cement floor channelled and ventilation put in, with us hacking off the floor tiles. But there would have been a 2cm step. So, we decided to pay the extra to have the floor broken up and...

Thanks again Notch7. Even if the screed is fibre reinforced? The ground underneath was very compacted as it had cement on it for many years. There is at least 70mm insulation and dpm

Hi! We were quoted for a floor to be smashed up and replaced with a new floor. The estimate described there being a sub base, sand then DPC, insulation and 65mm fibre screed. We were away the day it was prepped for the screeder, but when we had a peek under the dpc just before the screeder...

Thanks Notch7! So it sounds like the builder is trying to avoid the extra faff? From what I can see, even with one course of bricks lower, the bottom of the door should sit above the DCM under the new floor anyway. Does a building have a damp course that is different from the black DPM that is...

Hi All, We have had someone round to check an opening for PVCu doors and he recommended we take the course of bricks down a level. The builder has responded that he can’t go down a course of bricks as this would mean he is below the damp course of the building. However, this means there is a...