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Hi, I did have an account on here a few years back but can't login.. So I'm converting our basement into the babies future playroom but I'm stuck on floor choice. My current substrate is the original brick type floor which was possibly laid when the house was built c.1870. My main goal is to...

We are converting our garage into a living space, the floor construction is DPC, 2inch insulation and 10inch slab. We need to make up the floor level by 160mm. We are told we can just skim over with self-leveling as the floor isn't that bad, directly lay 120mm Kingspan, then lay directly ontop...

Hi, Just removed my old T&G plank and at the beginning I though that below I had a very strong Concrete flooring but this is not the case. I made few trial hole and the drill bits goes in like a soft cream and what come out is a black soil. the all flooring does not sound very strong and my...

Hi, I'm on the bit of renovation and found out after removing the carpet that my slab is in concrete with wood planks on top. I have removed some plank and some black paint seems to be on the slab. My question is because the living room has an extension and the level is 15mm different some...

Hi all, So I need to level 9sqm of a kitchen that also flows through to a 19sqm reception room. Now, the kitchen starts off concrete, then goes to those ancient vinyl type tiles on what looks like a bitumen base (I’ve scraped most of these off now), then an open archway into the reception which...

Hello, I have a new build property with detached garage and tarmac drive (slopes down and away from garage door). I am looking at improving the finish of the tarmac to the slab on the garage. In short, the detached garage has a concrete slab which finishes inline with the brickwork. However...

Morning all and happy new year, new this out of the way here is my question. We want to convert our attached garage into a living space. The garage floor is 100mm lower than the inside floor, would it be possible to put a course of brick across the doorways (will have to have new shorter doors)...

Hi, what sort of screed do I need to be safe from bounce wrecking my limestone flags, laid on block and beam 3 feet above garden level I have a block and beam patio about 2m x 6m with a 4m radius quarter-circle on the end. Most of the beams are 2.3m or shorter. I plan to lay limestone flags...

I'm having an extension done and my builders are saying that they will screed the floor after completing plasterboard and skim. They say "the last layer which will be the screed will be fitted after the plaster boarding and skimming as this is common practice". Is it really common practice...

Hi. I had someone put down a self levelling mix on my workroom floor in the basement on 1st April 2019 following a successful tanking job which I did myself. When I first saw the finished job I was bit surprised that there was a swirling pattern on the floor with some parts clearly cement grey...

Hi, We have had an extension built and are having the layout of the house completey changed so thought it would be a good time to install underfloor heating. I'm a boiler guy by trade but have never installed UFH but it doesn't seem too complicated. Firstly I assume that in the new extension...

Hi, 4 days after applying stopgap 300 slc to floor long hairline cracks appeared. Is this usual. Mix was correct and cracks are not related to trowling or batches. Levels/ depth vary from 3 mm to 10 mm Any ideas or is this usual. Thanks

Hi, I've just poured the concrete slab floor base in my ground floor. I'll be putting 100mm insulation + UFH pipes + 75mm Screed on top of this. There are a number of internal timber stud-partitions that I need to put up on the ground floor - Do i need to put these up before the...

Hi, I have a bit of a conundrum with how to tackle my floor. I have a large kitchen/diner/utility on the gound floor - approx 30m2 This part of the house was renovated and extended about 15 years ago, when doing so the previous owners had underfloor heating put in, and then tiled with...

Hi there, first post here! So I've just bought a reposessed house with what I thought was not much work on it. The garage for some reason doesn't have a proper floor on it. I've been trawling the internet with what to do, and just want to make sure I've got it right. Is the process a layer of...

Should a strip of the existing screed be cut back down to the concrete base before building the new blockwork up, or just build the new blockwork up on top of the screed?

We've had to replace all the floors in our house, as part of a renovation. They have been constructed using 100mm insulation and there is UFH laid within new concrete slabs. However, there is no top screed, just the concrete slab itself on which to lay the final flooring. My concern is that the...

I have been advised that screed is a good solution for a 26m floor which is uneven in one of my properties. All part of the underfloor heating work. Usually, I let the builders just get on with it as I am no DIY guy. I am a tad curious before I allow that. Anyone had experience with new screed...

Hi, I'm building an out-house - can the internal floor level be lower than the external DPC Level? i.e. Screed come to lower than the DPC brick? Looking to try and get some more internal height - will this cause any damp etc. issues?

Hello to all! I am planning on casting a concrete floor that I will then polish as the finish. I want it to have a white marbled effect. The plan is to use either white emulsion or white powder paint, mixed entirely with the sharp sand and white cement, then to add a small quantity of grey...