Hi
I have been advised that the bitumen smell coming from one of my ground floor rooms could be due to a damp. As the blocks sit on bitumen on top of a solid concrete floor, i am wondering what my options are.
Do i get a builder in to remove the floor completely and lay a new slab with insulation etc?
Or rip up the blocks and put a liquid DPM on top of the existing slab...
I don't want to raise the floor level too much if at all.
Also don't want to spend too much cash if i can help it...!!
Does bitumen smell when it gets wet, or is it the blocks rotting and the bitumen smell coming from that..
Any help appreciated
Thanks
I have been advised that the bitumen smell coming from one of my ground floor rooms could be due to a damp. As the blocks sit on bitumen on top of a solid concrete floor, i am wondering what my options are.
Do i get a builder in to remove the floor completely and lay a new slab with insulation etc?
Or rip up the blocks and put a liquid DPM on top of the existing slab...
I don't want to raise the floor level too much if at all.
Also don't want to spend too much cash if i can help it...!!
Does bitumen smell when it gets wet, or is it the blocks rotting and the bitumen smell coming from that..
Any help appreciated
Thanks