JamesC1459
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Hi there,
My wife and I own a listed thatched cottage which we are currently planning some renovations. Among which we will be digging up the dining room floor and lowering it back to the original floor level (it was raised previously). The floor is currently concrete with a modern oak floor (guessing circa 70's).
The consenting officer have refused permission to simply re-pour a concrete slab and relay the existing floor saying that it does not allow the property to breathe. I have therefore been looking into a limecrete floor. We have a builder in place but I doubt he has ever installed a limecrete floor. We do have some damp issues but they are quite minimal currently and I am very nervous upsetting the status quo. We plan to install a bespoke kitchen over the limecrete/limestone slab floor and concerned how it will be affected.
Has anyone here used a limecrete floor and have any opinions? Is it easy to get down, how many bags of lime are needed per m2 etc?
Thanks
James
My wife and I own a listed thatched cottage which we are currently planning some renovations. Among which we will be digging up the dining room floor and lowering it back to the original floor level (it was raised previously). The floor is currently concrete with a modern oak floor (guessing circa 70's).
The consenting officer have refused permission to simply re-pour a concrete slab and relay the existing floor saying that it does not allow the property to breathe. I have therefore been looking into a limecrete floor. We have a builder in place but I doubt he has ever installed a limecrete floor. We do have some damp issues but they are quite minimal currently and I am very nervous upsetting the status quo. We plan to install a bespoke kitchen over the limecrete/limestone slab floor and concerned how it will be affected.
Has anyone here used a limecrete floor and have any opinions? Is it easy to get down, how many bags of lime are needed per m2 etc?
Thanks
James
