I've just ripped out the 1st floor bathroom in my 1920's terraced house in the UK which invovled replacing a floor joist that had rotten at the end. It sits in the brick wall at either end so I've been able to level that and get it to the height of the neighbouring joist by packing slate...
I am trying to convert my Victorian out building into a summer house / gym. The floor is brick and very damp but also has a slope of about 7cm across 3.5m it is also very uneven. I have already put a DPC into the walls and now I need to damp proof and level the floor. Should I:
1) flatten the...
I have purchased an early 1900s stone built mid terraced house and it needs a new floor completely, old concrete slab is broken and wafer thin.
I have begun digging out said old floor which contains no hardcore and about 1-3 Inch of concrete. I was expecting to replace the floor with:
Hardcore...
We have installed a new floor in prep to for a solid wooden floor. The base consists of 100mm insulation topped with 22mm caberdeck boards, we did have a mini disaster and needed to cover one corner with self level ling. I have read varying story's of how to install solid wood flooring. We...