An elderly lady I know has an old cottage and her kitchen floor has become very soft in places. I have peeled back the lino to expose an 18mm marine ply floor resting on 40mm deep 'joists', themselves resting on a DPM laid on top of a concrete slab. The woodwork is plainly rotten and crumbling. There are no proper air vents, only a series of holes at one end, and no means of opening up any new vents as the kitchen is surrounded by other rooms. I would like to help her (she can't afford much) but don't want to spend a lot of time, so concreting the floor is definitely out.
I could replace the floor with similar construction, but I would really like to use materials not likely to be affected by moisture.
Does anyone know, would it work to use 18mm cement board on top of 40mm Celotex (or similar insulation board), or would the flooring be too flexible underfoot?
If not, has anyone any other ideas?
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I could replace the floor with similar construction, but I would really like to use materials not likely to be affected by moisture.
Does anyone know, would it work to use 18mm cement board on top of 40mm Celotex (or similar insulation board), or would the flooring be too flexible underfoot?
If not, has anyone any other ideas?
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