Laying Limecrete Floor

However engineered floors can be laid on to recommended membranes directly on to the screed.

Laying limecrete floor.

Similarly we recommend avoiding the use of foam underlays and foam backed carpets to prevent any possible build up of condensed moisture. Post navigation limecrete work we did last week on the london bridge crossrail station project. But the system outlined here was pre approved so it s a great guide for anyone looking to make a limecrete floor system. Laying a limecrete floor part 2 this week has seen the completion of a major item on the critical path for us to move in.

Mike wye the lime specialist have a good guide but we found that availability and cost of materials was a problem as was the definite mix ratio so here s how we did it. Mike wye offer an option for an insulated limecrete floor using an insulating coated clay aggregate as an effective capillary break. As a breathable floor cannot have a traditional dpm that moisture could penetrate the limecrete and cause damp problems. Again i had chris and shane to help chris had done a few floors before but not in lime.

Laying limecrete in cold or wet weather conditions can be problematic and the usual hardcore base will also be a problem. For the best results make the entire first row parallel to the longest wall in the room. Laying an enhanced limecrete floor in a barn in suffolk. Laying a limecrete floor part 1 this might be a bit detailed for some of you but i have been researching the use of limecrete as a breathable kitchen floor for some time and have found very little good advice on t internet.

Limecrete floor there doesn t appear to be a concencus on the ideal way to lay an insulated breathable limecrete floor. As a precaution you should install battens before laying a solid timber floor. Because they were laying underfloor heating s and e installed a geo grid to hold the pipes. The original limecrete floor is a modern interpretation of a traditional solid lime or gypsum floor that can still be seen in many historic or well preserved older homes.

Hardcore allows capillary action that could draw up ground moisture. How s and e made their limecrete floor because s and e are in the uk there are building regulations that have to be observed. The building conservation directory 2014. Make sure to check from the edges of the floor boards to the edge of the wall to make sure that the row is even with the walls.

Hence i thought that some detail in the public domain might be found useful. This entry was posted in projects and tagged enhanced screed.