Hi all,
I'm looking to put down some LVT in my kitchen, most probably Polyflor. The house was built in the 1860's but I've no idea when this floor was put down, certainly it's over 25 years.
I'm trying to figure out what it is and whether it's a damp-proof barrier. It's definitely (I'm 99% sure) a concrete base but it looks very dark so I'm trying to figure out what's on top of it.. mastic asphalt/bitumen or vinyl perhaps? The finish is smooth and consistent across the whole floor with no patches that I remember so it looks to have been poured or painted on. Not the best but pic 1 and pic 2 should hopefully demonstrate it. The diamond pattern is just the impression from the carpet tiles currently down.
My next problem is that upon checking it over with a spirit level the floor seems perfectly level in the "x" axis as it were, but in the "y" axis it seems to be on a gradient. I took a 90cm spirit level, put a shim under it until it was level then measured the gap from the end to the floor; it seemed to be consistently 1cm over a couple of measured areas of the floor. Using slope = rise/run that's an angle of 0.6°/1.1% slope. Will this be a problem or will it need levelling?
Thank you
I'm looking to put down some LVT in my kitchen, most probably Polyflor. The house was built in the 1860's but I've no idea when this floor was put down, certainly it's over 25 years.
I'm trying to figure out what it is and whether it's a damp-proof barrier. It's definitely (I'm 99% sure) a concrete base but it looks very dark so I'm trying to figure out what's on top of it.. mastic asphalt/bitumen or vinyl perhaps? The finish is smooth and consistent across the whole floor with no patches that I remember so it looks to have been poured or painted on. Not the best but pic 1 and pic 2 should hopefully demonstrate it. The diamond pattern is just the impression from the carpet tiles currently down.
My next problem is that upon checking it over with a spirit level the floor seems perfectly level in the "x" axis as it were, but in the "y" axis it seems to be on a gradient. I took a 90cm spirit level, put a shim under it until it was level then measured the gap from the end to the floor; it seemed to be consistently 1cm over a couple of measured areas of the floor. Using slope = rise/run that's an angle of 0.6°/1.1% slope. Will this be a problem or will it need levelling?
Thank you