Our asphalted living-room floor slopes quite badly across the width at one end, and has a few raised lumps here and there, probably due to the settlement the house has suffered. The room is 3.5 metres wide, and the fall is 5.2mm (2 inches) across that width.
We're now considering a new carpet or laminate flooring and want to have the floor levelled, as the TV on its stand looks ridiculous, sloping as it does.
What are our options? I'm thinking that a simple screed or levelling compound wouldn't be up to it, and that we'd be better digging the whole floor up.
Can just the present asphalt be removed to leave the concrete sub-base, and then re-asphalt it, or would we have to break the whole lot up?
Why is asphalt used anyway? Would it be sufficient, after breaking-up the floor and removing the rubble, just to concrete it?
I'd appreciate any advice, information or suggestions as to alternatives. We're getting a little desperate!
We're now considering a new carpet or laminate flooring and want to have the floor levelled, as the TV on its stand looks ridiculous, sloping as it does.
What are our options? I'm thinking that a simple screed or levelling compound wouldn't be up to it, and that we'd be better digging the whole floor up.
Can just the present asphalt be removed to leave the concrete sub-base, and then re-asphalt it, or would we have to break the whole lot up?
Why is asphalt used anyway? Would it be sufficient, after breaking-up the floor and removing the rubble, just to concrete it?
I'd appreciate any advice, information or suggestions as to alternatives. We're getting a little desperate!
