RuthC85
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I really need some sound advice as I’m well out of my depth.
We have a little second home with a galley kitchen by the coast.
Unfortunately we had a washing machine leak which soaked the cement floor over 5 months ago. I thought it had dried out having lifted all the vinyl etc. we had put down some temp adhesive tiles but these have lifted.
So skip to now - we will remove all the tiles. I have bought some lovely porcelain tiles instead. Workman came today and said moisture content is 46% and needs to be 16%. To rent a dehumidifier.
My questions
1) the house is v old and was refurbished - I have an inkling no WPM was put in but who knows! Can I just put on a liquid layer now?
2) from what I’ve read the dehumidifier may not help as only does the surface
3) we haven’t been there over the winter and the kitchen does not have a radiator so gets cold etc - could this be more of the problem?
4) could we use a different adhesive like epoxy? It’s only 4.5m2
5) or any other solutions? We have been quoted £750 which seems really steep!
Thank you so much in advance.
We have a little second home with a galley kitchen by the coast.
Unfortunately we had a washing machine leak which soaked the cement floor over 5 months ago. I thought it had dried out having lifted all the vinyl etc. we had put down some temp adhesive tiles but these have lifted.
So skip to now - we will remove all the tiles. I have bought some lovely porcelain tiles instead. Workman came today and said moisture content is 46% and needs to be 16%. To rent a dehumidifier.
My questions
1) the house is v old and was refurbished - I have an inkling no WPM was put in but who knows! Can I just put on a liquid layer now?
2) from what I’ve read the dehumidifier may not help as only does the surface
3) we haven’t been there over the winter and the kitchen does not have a radiator so gets cold etc - could this be more of the problem?
4) could we use a different adhesive like epoxy? It’s only 4.5m2
5) or any other solutions? We have been quoted £750 which seems really steep!
Thank you so much in advance.
