Originally, the room which now forms part of my kitchen, had carpet in it.
I used to find that an old leather sofa in that room used to smell musty underneath it and so did the carpet.
We lifted the carpet put down plastic sheeting , then a thin foam layer, then laminate flooring.
Now that we have changed this into a kitchen, we took up the flooring.
In the area underneath the radiator the concrete floor was actually wet.
It was also wet in a couple of areas beside the front wall.
The house is very old and the walls are stone and rubble.
We did get a damp proof course in the walls as told to by mortgage company (since been told its a waste of time in old houses like ours but never mind!!)
I wanted to put tiles on the floor but am wondering what this wetness was?
It is dry now, the floor has been up about one week.
Can any one give me any advice on the floor please?
I used to find that an old leather sofa in that room used to smell musty underneath it and so did the carpet.
We lifted the carpet put down plastic sheeting , then a thin foam layer, then laminate flooring.
Now that we have changed this into a kitchen, we took up the flooring.
In the area underneath the radiator the concrete floor was actually wet.
It was also wet in a couple of areas beside the front wall.
The house is very old and the walls are stone and rubble.
We did get a damp proof course in the walls as told to by mortgage company (since been told its a waste of time in old houses like ours but never mind!!)
I wanted to put tiles on the floor but am wondering what this wetness was?
It is dry now, the floor has been up about one week.
Can any one give me any advice on the floor please?