Replacing Wooden Floor With Concrete

Do i need hardcore first or can i lay the new concrete after sand and dpc straight on the ground underneath.

Replacing wooden floor with concrete.

I want to take out a suspended wooden floor in an old house no dpc solid stone walls etc. The cost of installing hardwood floors in a 330 square foot living room is between 2 640 and 5 280 with the average homeowner paying 3 960. The membrane is supposed to link to a damp proof course in the walls which in practice consists of just turning the dpm up the face of the wall and not tucking it into the dpc course in the wall as is the. Replacing a suspended floor with concrete.

The average cost to install wood flooring is between 8 and 16 per square foot depending on the type. And replace the floor with a concrete one. Discussion in floors stairs and lofts started by subzero 15 jan 2012. What do i need to lay and how thick.

21 dec 2007 messages. Concrete is a very durable building material when building a floor but years of usage and cracks caused by the ground shifting beneath the floor can leave it in. One of the most likely scenarios is when the original floor has suffered from rot or infestation and will have to be replaced. There may be several reasons for replacing a suspended floor with concrete.

Replace wood floor with concrete floor. Concrete floors are very durable and are relatively maintenance free during their long life. How to replace a concrete floor. Wood flooring provides a feeling of warmth in a room.

Repairing a concrete floor. A popular choice they are easy to decorate around since. Hi we have taken up a wooden ground floor joists and fibreboard due to problems with joists rotting caused by inadequate airflow. In older houses unprotected by a damp proof course a concrete floor might be installed as part of.