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Should have fitted the kitchen myself :(
On 07/09/2019 01:07, wrote:
On Friday, 6 September 2019 21:45:02 UTC+1, Vir Campestris wrote:
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
If it's 300 years old, dpm-ing the floor will increase the damp in
the walls, as the underfloor will no longer evaporate damp. A
dehumidifier might be a better option, at a suitable setting.
I have seen floors without any membrane and allowed to breath without issue.
Would I put laminated chipboard kitchen units on a damp floor? Nope.
I would hope these are on plastic stilts?
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