Holes in kitchen floor - is this causing odour?
- Thread starter MoonMan2
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Just had another thought, since the sub floor appears to have a bit too much humidity in it, would it be an idea for me to get a humidifier to operate in the kitchen with this opening in the floor?
Would this help alleviate the smell?
Would this help alleviate the smell?
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start learning to make holes.
you can have as many holes as you like round the edges under the kitchen units, but cutting hatches in the floor will enable you to clear out any rubbish, mud, dead rodents and to spot sources of damp
taking out an entire sheet of chipboard, and replacing with new, can be easier than cutting a hole and masking a hatch
WBP ply is better than chipboard though as it is stronger and damp resistant
here's one I did earlier
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start learning to make holes.
you can have as many holes as you like round the edges under the kitchen units, but cutting hatches in the floor will enable you to clear out any rubbish, mud, dead rodents and to spot sources of damp
taking out an entire sheet of chipboard, and replacing with new, can be easier than cutting a hole and masking a hatch
WBP ply is better than chipboard though as it is stronger and damp resistant
here's one I did earlier
View media item 4494
Cutting holes in the floor is certainly an option I am not ruling out at the moment.
The flooring (laminate) looks nice and I am not confident to lift the floors just yet. I would rather try and exhaust other methods before going down that line.
Back to using the trying the humidifier. The humidity in my kitchen with the hole in the floor is 62% just now and the humidity in the lounge is 40%. I have done no cooking or washing in kitchen for days.
Surely the humidifier would make a difference?
The flooring (laminate) looks nice and I am not confident to lift the floors just yet. I would rather try and exhaust other methods before going down that line.
Back to using the trying the humidifier. The humidity in my kitchen with the hole in the floor is 62% just now and the humidity in the lounge is 40%. I have done no cooking or washing in kitchen for days.
Surely the humidifier would make a difference?
yes, it would, but you have to pay for the thing. I would be very interested to know where the damp is coming from. have a look!
do you have an unvented tumble drier? I am beginning to think you have a water leak under the floor.
do you have an unvented tumble drier? I am beginning to think you have a water leak under the floor.
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