Hi all, I've recently started some work on our kitchen and we need to replace the floor covering as part of this. The house was built 1905 and is a brick end terraced. The front of the house has a cellar with timber suspended floor to the lounge above. The kitchen however has a concrete floor and it is causing me some concern. At this point I cannot tell if it original or has been added at some point. There are no air bricks or evidence they ever existed and its the same for the neighbors houses so I'm beginning to think its always been concreted.
My question is really
- Assuming it is original or just old, how do I deal with damp? It really only looks damp near the corner by the back door. Only the back wall of the house is at ground level, to the side this floor is effectively 1.8 metres up. It doesn't look too bad but the plastic /rubber backed coir matting that was there was mouldy underneath. Given that the damp proofing in the walls is electo-osmotic type and is below floor level how do I avoid any bridging?
Hope this makes sense and someone can help
Thanks
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My question is really
- Assuming it is original or just old, how do I deal with damp? It really only looks damp near the corner by the back door. Only the back wall of the house is at ground level, to the side this floor is effectively 1.8 metres up. It doesn't look too bad but the plastic /rubber backed coir matting that was there was mouldy underneath. Given that the damp proofing in the walls is electo-osmotic type and is below floor level how do I avoid any bridging?
Hope this makes sense and someone can help
Thanks
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