Hi All,
I'm hoping for some advice here. We have a 1910 house, and have just had a builder take down an internal wall and replace it with steels. We now have a big room, but the floor needs attention.
Half the floor is now a concrete slab, and the other half is a mix of brick, and no brick (raw soil) The original brick section had chipboard on which was damp and rotting.
So I'd like to know what are the options are to sort it all out, and preferably get one slab. I'd like the finished floor to be timber boards.
My ideas?
Do the bricks need to be removed, and dug down to be replaced with Gravel, DPM, sand, insulation, Concrete? sounds expensive, and hard to match to the existing slab.
Or can I fill in the soil areas with gravel/concrete, and coat the brick area with moisture-curing polyurethane. Self leveling compound on top.
Keen for any advice, as this must be a common thing on old houses.
Thanks
David
I'm hoping for some advice here. We have a 1910 house, and have just had a builder take down an internal wall and replace it with steels. We now have a big room, but the floor needs attention.
Half the floor is now a concrete slab, and the other half is a mix of brick, and no brick (raw soil) The original brick section had chipboard on which was damp and rotting.
So I'd like to know what are the options are to sort it all out, and preferably get one slab. I'd like the finished floor to be timber boards.
My ideas?
Do the bricks need to be removed, and dug down to be replaced with Gravel, DPM, sand, insulation, Concrete? sounds expensive, and hard to match to the existing slab.
Or can I fill in the soil areas with gravel/concrete, and coat the brick area with moisture-curing polyurethane. Self leveling compound on top.
Keen for any advice, as this must be a common thing on old houses.
Thanks
David