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...it appears many thousands of british home owners have wearily trodden the path I am about to take, due to poor construction methods in the 50's and 60's...
I'm planning to dig out and replace all floors (they are awful, some sunken, some bulging, some cracked) - but I can't establish whether direct concrete replacement or fixing suspended timber floors is the better option.
I have experience of fitting joist timbers off masonary hangers, but I wouldn't attempt to screed a floor.
Conversely airbricks will need to be installed throughout, which sounds like a real pain (cavity walls) and I read the surface under the floor void needs to be sloped to handle any water ingress.
Seems there are pro's and con's for both methods!
Is one method significantly cheaper than the other?
This job is approx 60 square meters (bungalow).
I'm planning to dig out and replace all floors (they are awful, some sunken, some bulging, some cracked) - but I can't establish whether direct concrete replacement or fixing suspended timber floors is the better option.
I have experience of fitting joist timbers off masonary hangers, but I wouldn't attempt to screed a floor.
Conversely airbricks will need to be installed throughout, which sounds like a real pain (cavity walls) and I read the surface under the floor void needs to be sloped to handle any water ingress.
Seems there are pro's and con's for both methods!
Is one method significantly cheaper than the other?
This job is approx 60 square meters (bungalow).