So we warned them that our house is 300 years old, and every other bit
of work we've done has showed damp.

They stripped out the old kitchen, waved a damp meter at the floor, and
fitted the new one.

Then the floor fitter turns up. Looks damp he says, and sets up a test.
He's also unhappy about what I hadn't looked at properly and thought was
a bit of the old floor. It's another layer of vinyl, with a screed on
top of it.

Proper damp test says it's damp. Test was done under the cupboards, not
on the exposed floor.

They are now proposing that they'll chip out the old screed, put a damp
proof membrane _on_ _the _ _part_ _of_ _the_ _floor_ _which_ _isn't_
_under_ _the_ _cupboards_, and fit the new floor.

They keep suggesting that we'll carry at least some of the risk of
damage to the kitchen.

We're also not at all happy about the damp being left under the
cupboards. Especially the bits where there is wood touching the damp floor.

What does the team think? Do we need a membrane all the way across?

Andy
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