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RobM
Hi. Have 1840s property where I have knocked two rooms into one to form large kitchen/diner. Want to tile the kitchen floor area and apply wooden floor to the diner area. Existing kitchen area used to have some form of bonded vinyl tiles which now removed have left a bitumen type surface.
Existing diner area is original concrete/screed but is in poor condition in places. I'm assuming due to age of property there is no DPC under floor (although no signs of dampness in floor) but would like to use a self levelling product that will also act as a damproof membrane just to make sure. I also need something that can be used on both floor areas that would be suitable for the applicatrion of both tiles and wood flooring.
I've searched the net and can't find an all in one product :mad2: Most require area to be free of 'oils' so does this mean I need to somehow remove the bitumen surface left from the old tiles first ? Could I seal the whole area with a bitumen type sealer and blind it with sand then use a resin / cement based self levelling compound? Any views on best products for this?
Any help appreciated, only want to do the job once!
Thanks.
Existing diner area is original concrete/screed but is in poor condition in places. I'm assuming due to age of property there is no DPC under floor (although no signs of dampness in floor) but would like to use a self levelling product that will also act as a damproof membrane just to make sure. I also need something that can be used on both floor areas that would be suitable for the applicatrion of both tiles and wood flooring.
I've searched the net and can't find an all in one product :mad2: Most require area to be free of 'oils' so does this mean I need to somehow remove the bitumen surface left from the old tiles first ? Could I seal the whole area with a bitumen type sealer and blind it with sand then use a resin / cement based self levelling compound? Any views on best products for this?
Any help appreciated, only want to do the job once!
Thanks.