Damp In Conservatory Floor

Problems with damp floors can be tricky to deal with whether in old buildings or new ones.

Damp in conservatory floor. Using traditional methods when the physical damp proof membrane is faulty or entirely missing the whole floor has to be replaced as identifying the exact location of the defect can be difficult. Here we tank a concrete floor that has no physical damp proof course. Before you seal your floor check to see how damp it is. Tape a small square of clear plastic to the floor using painter s tape.

Dig up the old concrete floor install a new damp proof membrane and lap up edges before replacing the concrete slab. Apply damping agent for existing concrete floor. We live in a brick house built in 1951. In this method damping agent such as liquid epoxy damp proof membrane is applied for an existing concrete floor system.

I had a new conservatory built a couple of months ago dwarf walls on three sides and a full height wall on one side. We have in the past week redecorated the inner dwarf walls of the conservatory and after very heavy rain we noticed the next day what looked like damp patches around the walls mainly in the middle this has never happened before. When faced with damp in concrete floors there are two options available. Damp concrete floor in lounge another option to ripping up floor.

After 24 hours check the plastic to see if water has condensed. Tanking the floor is a great solution that is cheap and will prevent any dampness from. This is a costly and time consuming exercise. Fully isolate the dampness in the floor using a surface damp proof membrane dpm damp proofing concrete floors above ground damp proofing for extensions.