Stone floor

[Peakdistrict]

I'm sure this has been covered to death,but I can't find any solid answers using the search.

Also can't seem to see any topics or sections within the forum, am I doing something wrong?

We have stone flagged floors, not sure what but we're in a gritstone/limestone area, so possibly limestone. The kitchen floor has had a screed over the flags to level it by the looks of it. It doesn't look like it's too thick either.

Looking for recomendations for the best way to get the stuff off please.

 

[LadyArowana]

We had some rather nasty ‘self leveling’ or similar on some flagstones outside, obviously put down to try and even some things out. Luckily it had already started to break up in the thinnest places and I found that a few whacks with a hammer and a bit of leverage with a scraper underneath seemed to break up a lot of it. I must admit I lost enthusiasm after a while!

 

[edscull]

I had a burst pipe and took up lam floor it was wet but had mold underneath before. Never knew until then. Now I'm learning more about older houses now and definitely not getting family to help anymore.

I started with a hammer and heavy wall scraper and just chipped away at it while it was a bit damp. Took me days. Just got to repair some tiles and use a nhl 3.5 with sharpe sand that I've found out from the members.on this site. And lay quarry tiles over the mortar. More expensive than cement but much much better as breathable. I've just got to leave the floor as it breaths and clean it up and seal it with breathable sealer.

I first got tile Dr company which charged me 2600. I was like, well you can go away and just did myself.
Good luck

 

[edscull]

I've not got a photo of it all off. But this was what was underneath it and the the laminate floor was already coming apart anyway, coz my family member (brother in law joiner) just messed up my floor by laying lam on top of uneven floor. Never again.

 

[edscull]

My cat did most of the work

 

[Kearn]

. Just got to repair some tiles and use a nhl 3.5 with sharpe sand that I've found out from the members.on this site. And lay quarry tiles over the mortar. More expensive than cement but much much better as breathable. I've just got to leave the floor as it breaths and clean it up and seal it with breathable sealer.

NHL really isn’t much more breathable than concrete. The world has changed and so has experience with its performance. The most benefit gained from a full lime floor solution, is the subfloor recycled glass layer providing a moisture defence before the limecrete comes into play.

And I hate to say it, but there is no such thing as a breathable sealer.

If you’ve got original quaries, embrace them - a good scrub with fairy and lots of green sponge scourers, 2 bucket method. Then time will add the patina to shine them up nicely, this accelerates if you have small people / dog!

 

[Zebra]

My cat did most of the work

The cat is definitely saying "there's a problem here" - what is the cat's verdict is on the quarry tiles? ...disdain? Cats seem to have disdain for most things...

 

[edscull]

The cat is definitely saying "there's a problem here" - what is the cat's verdict is on the quarry tiles? ...disdain? Cats seem to have disdain for most things...

What ever the cat says, we must follow. He keeps mentioning a product called meow. But I can never find it.

 

[LadyArowana]

What ever the cat says, we must follow. He keeps mentioning a product called meow. But I can never find it.

Hmmm, two things spring to mind, firstly you have a very very bad cat, and secondly you are too innocent to know what it is trying to do to you, the question is why. Maybe it’s revenge for the work you made it do on the floor. https://www.drugscience.org.uk/drug-information/mephedrone/

 

[edscull]

Hmmm, two things spring to mind, firstly you have a very very bad cat, and secondly you are too innocent to know what it is trying to do to you, the question is why. Maybe it’s revenge for the work you made it do on the floor. https://www.drugscience.org.uk/drug-information/mephedrone/