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cement floor thickness TR 05-05-2009
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Posted by fftt on May 6, 2009, 7:14 pm
> > Hello all and thanks if you can give me some opinions on this.
> > I have had a floor put on the ground and second floor of a house.
> > There is under floor heating in some parts and none in others.
> > My concerns are:
> > 1. The ground floor has insulation, foil etc but I am not sure the top
> > layer is thick enough because it is not "solid" to stand on and in
> > places (corners mainly) the floor is definately "moving" when you
> > stand hard on it and dust raises from joins.
> > 2. The second floor has similar problems and when standing in a door
> > way where there are joins in the floor, rocking from side to side -
> > foot to foot the floor is giving a little.
> > I am thinking that this is because of the insulation and may be normal.
> Judging from your posting address I would guess you're in Poland.
> Most of the questions that are asked on this newsgroup come from North
> America and Great Britain, though it is worldwide. =A0With this in mind
> provide some more information about the construction. =A0What type of
> floor was put on, how was it put on, what sort of radiant heating,
> etc. =A0Feel free to post a picture or video to a host site and post the
> link for us here.
> What did the contractor who installed your floor say when you brought
> up your concerns about the floor?
> R

Based on Rico's figuring out that the OP is maybe in Poland.......my
guess is deteriorated gypcrete over radiant heating tubing. :(

cheers
Bob

Posted by willshak on May 6, 2009, 9:43 am
on 5/5/2009 3:24 AM (ET) TR wrote the following:
> Hello all and thanks if you can give me some opinions on this.
> I have had a floor put on the ground and second floor of a house.
> There is under floor heating in some parts and none in others.
> My concerns are:
> 1. The ground floor has insulation, foil etc but I am not sure the top
> layer is thick enough because it is not "solid" to stand on and in
> places (corners mainly) the floor is definately "moving" when you
> stand hard on it and dust raises from joins.
> 2. The second floor has similar problems and when standing in a door
> way where there are joins in the floor, rocking from side to side -
> foot to foot the floor is giving a little.
> I am thinking that this is because of the insulation and may be normal.
>

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