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Sub floor preparation can be from things as simple as a good quality paper liner to damp proof membranes and concreting floors
at all points we will do a damp test to make sure we are using to right products to give you the best sub floor
we use the best product manufactures
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The uplift and removal of this flooring reviled that there was very bad damp which had to be rectified before any new floor covering could be put down
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We had to remove all of the old flooring material, we found in total 4 layers of old flooring these were removed and the floor was cleaned and treated ready for the first coat of leveling compound
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After installing the first layer of leveling compound we then added a resin based damp proof membrane
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Then we installed a final smooth cote of leveling compound ready for this customers new vinyl flooring
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This was in higham lane school where cover up work had been done before.
Upon investigation we found 1 layer altro a deep fill screed over 9mm ply another layer of screed and then the original parquet block floor and no damp proof membrane had been installed
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And grinding the old adhesive of the floor
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and installed a matching piece of flooring cleaned and tided ready for the school to open the corridor after the weekend
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We started by removing all the layers of the flooring
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we then put down moisture tolerant screed followed by a resin based damp proof membrane
we filled up to the original level with a fiber reinforced screed
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