Folks,
I bought one of these old council houses (60y old) in drimnagh. I learnt there was no damp proofing available and done at that time of building.
I've got a concrete floor with timber on joists over it on the groundfloor. I'm not sure if/how moist the concrete is (how do I best determine that?) but either way I figured and from advice I got here, that the best way to go about this is to
-rip out old timer and joists
-put down heavy gauge PVC over concrete as moisture barrier
-put down some radon gas barrier (someone recommended that)
-put down some insulating/sound barrier material
-put down some plywood
-store wood for a couple of days in house for acclimatisation
-put down floor (will probably have this done by professionals)
Does anyone have any views on this, is this the best way to go about it, or do we need to do something else/different?
I'd like to get it right and don't want to end up with warped floorboards or any other unforseeable problems and we dont' mine how much work we have to do, so all advice hugely appreciated!
I bought one of these old council houses (60y old) in drimnagh. I learnt there was no damp proofing available and done at that time of building.
I've got a concrete floor with timber on joists over it on the groundfloor. I'm not sure if/how moist the concrete is (how do I best determine that?) but either way I figured and from advice I got here, that the best way to go about this is to
-rip out old timer and joists
-put down heavy gauge PVC over concrete as moisture barrier
-put down some radon gas barrier (someone recommended that)
-put down some insulating/sound barrier material
-put down some plywood
-store wood for a couple of days in house for acclimatisation
-put down floor (will probably have this done by professionals)
Does anyone have any views on this, is this the best way to go about it, or do we need to do something else/different?
I'd like to get it right and don't want to end up with warped floorboards or any other unforseeable problems and we dont' mine how much work we have to do, so all advice hugely appreciated!