jurstonjane
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the end room in our devon longhouse has an old thin layer of concrete with no membrane followed by granitey sand then solidish rock which lies just four inches below floor level.
we think that the victorians must have lowered the floor as the hearth is now 11 inches above floor level - and so is the plank and muntin screen on the other side of the room. victorian doorways fit with the existing floor.
the ground level outside is v.high- up to five feet above the inside floor level and damp is evident. it's rotting woodwork around a doorway, saturating stones of the fireplace and evident in the lower half of walls (which appear to be old lime plaster with a few layers of limewash topped with more recent modern emulsion).
the damp problem has prompted the investigation below the concrete floor. the question is, what on earth do we do now that we have found devon granite a mere few inches underneath?? is underfloor heating now out of the question? is curing the damp a hopeless task without reinstating an original ancient floor level?
all thoughts appreciated.
jane
we think that the victorians must have lowered the floor as the hearth is now 11 inches above floor level - and so is the plank and muntin screen on the other side of the room. victorian doorways fit with the existing floor.
the ground level outside is v.high- up to five feet above the inside floor level and damp is evident. it's rotting woodwork around a doorway, saturating stones of the fireplace and evident in the lower half of walls (which appear to be old lime plaster with a few layers of limewash topped with more recent modern emulsion).
the damp problem has prompted the investigation below the concrete floor. the question is, what on earth do we do now that we have found devon granite a mere few inches underneath?? is underfloor heating now out of the question? is curing the damp a hopeless task without reinstating an original ancient floor level?
all thoughts appreciated.
jane