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    Suspended timber floor or concrete slab?

    We've dug down 400mm from desired floor height to the bottom of the wall footings. Not going any further. We're actually about 200mm below external ground level. The soil is very damp, you can see moisture on the surface. I'm not sure what ground covering is best here? 100mm concrete oversite or...
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    Suspended timber floor or concrete slab?

    Thanks. That's the thing, either way we'll have to dig down a fair amount with either method! We do have BC involved so I'm just waiting for their advice too. Also planning to run services within the floor. I do agree, I don't really believe in "rising damp" but more in building defects that...
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    Suspended timber floor or concrete slab?

    Our semi was built in the 1900s with a traditional edwardian layout and modern extension at the rear. We moved our kitchen to the extension and now renovating the old kitchen. The "old kitchen" is suffering from rising damp on 3 walls (excluding the external wall) caused combination of things...
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    Kitchen/Utility/Downstairs WC - Layout decisions

    I'm going to re-jig my downstairs layout. The larger room (rear 1 story extension) previously housed a small utility room, bathroom and family room. These walls have been knocked out and now is one room. The smaller room is where the current kitchen is. We want to fit a new kitchen, small WC...
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    Best way to support floor after chimney removal

    Thanks Blup SE has suggested two options. Extending the joists into the wall (which is a party wall btw) Install a steel below the joists I have a few builders coming to give me their suggestions too. I’m thinking of propping the floor from below. Partially removing the ceiling to expose the...
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    Best way to support floor after chimney removal

    Hi Blup Thanks for the advice. Here is a photo of the remaining chimney breast in the room below.
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    Best way to support floor after chimney removal

    So after a long weekend of removing my chimney from the attic and 1st floor I’m stuck! It looks like the 1st floor joists are sitting on timbers that are resting on the chimney. Whats the best way to tackle this? This is a bedroom that is going to be repurposed into a bathroom. Structural...
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