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Posted by HeyBub on December 6, 2006, 10:32 am
jim wrote:
> Hi, i will soon be laying karndean vinyl floor planks in my house, it
> is a 1946 semi and i am concerned whether it has a dpm under the
> concrete floor, it has old black tiles down at the moment which i
> found under the carpet not sure what they are made of but they are
> brittle and blown on the corners (white dust around the edges), they
> seem quite well fixed to the concret floor, it looks there is bitumen
> on some of the tiles, does anyone know the likelihood of ther e being
> a dpm under the concrete for this age of house. I dont have any damp
> problems other than the white dust around the edges of these old
> tiles, which i think is due to damp of some sort, and i dont want to
> lay new floor without treating the concret first. would bitumen do
> the job if i spread sand over the top before i put self level
> compound down?
>
> Im planning to lift the tiles ,self level with latex, and lay the
> floor with pressure sensitive adhesive. do i need to prime the
> concrete before latex if so what with? and then do i need to prime
> the latex before the adhesive?
> Also can i lay the latex in two parts ( i have all downstairs to do)or
> does it need to go down all at once. Any advice would be much
> appreciated. Thanks
Why go to the trouble of removing the tiles?
Can't you just level what you've got an cover the result with the new
flooring?
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