Hole in the Floor :(

[cudney]

Hi

i had some problems with the mortgage company when buying my new home and they requested that i have a trial hole made in the lounge floor as it was dipping slightly. it turns out everything is fine and it just needed re leveling. i moved in friday to find a nice big hole in the floor.

i want to refill it but i am concerned about the fact they cut through the Damp proof membrane. i am wondering if i can fix it and re fill the hole? ive had some ideas like maybe putting some silicone/mastic on the remaining DPM and sticking a small amount of plastic on top then re filling.

i know this is a bit crude but if theres anyway of repairing the floor without having to dig it up i would be extremely grateful to hear it.

thanks in advance here is an image of the floor

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• cudney
• 3 Oct 2010
• 1

 

[mac391]

Ask the cowboys that made the hole to finish the job !!

 

[cudney]

Good advice mate, i tried emailing them the picture and then phoned them twice so far but the main guy is always out funny enough.

in the end i filled in the hole with ballast and put some DPM on top of the existing one. seems to have done the job. i will be relevelling this week some time.

thanks for the reply

 

[mac391]

I wonder what critical information your mortgage company revealed by drilling a hole ???

If your subfloor did indeed have a DPM it has now been destroyed, well at least that small part has. As small as it is though, any moisture beneath the DPM will find it's way to that point and could well give you problems with your floor covering.
You realy shouldn't be left with this problem as there is no easy fix. A DPM is a single "complete" membrane, which you no longer have. contact your mortgage provider i say..