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davemul
Hi guys. Long story short....
We moved in to our new house a while back with 3 year old conservatory. All floor tiles loose, grout all cracked. Pulled them all up pretty much by hand (we're having stone laid now)
Under the tiles is 20mm T&G chipboard boards on top of 25mm styrozone foam sheets (chipboard & foam is glued together) This is laid on a concrete base
this floor was as springy as you like, not firm hence causing the cracking/breaking tiles.
Ive taken up all of the chipboard and attached foam leaving a pretty sound concrete base 45 to 50mm lower than the kitchen floor that the conservatory is attached to.
My question is, what can I put down to replace this with so it is FIRM. I was thinking 25mm x 50mm treated timber batons screwed in to the concrete base with foam in between. Then screw down sheets of 20 or 25mm treated plywood to these batons. I need something that takes up about 50mm max that is firm, unlike the chipboard ive just removed!
Does that sound feasable? or does anyone have a better solution? I need a firm base in which to lay insulating boards, underfloor heating, flexible SLC and then the stone flooring.
many thanks guys and sorry for the waffle! I will add pics tomorrow as it is dark now and no lights in the conservatory (another remedy to make!)
Dave
We moved in to our new house a while back with 3 year old conservatory. All floor tiles loose, grout all cracked. Pulled them all up pretty much by hand (we're having stone laid now)
Under the tiles is 20mm T&G chipboard boards on top of 25mm styrozone foam sheets (chipboard & foam is glued together) This is laid on a concrete base
this floor was as springy as you like, not firm hence causing the cracking/breaking tiles.
Ive taken up all of the chipboard and attached foam leaving a pretty sound concrete base 45 to 50mm lower than the kitchen floor that the conservatory is attached to.
My question is, what can I put down to replace this with so it is FIRM. I was thinking 25mm x 50mm treated timber batons screwed in to the concrete base with foam in between. Then screw down sheets of 20 or 25mm treated plywood to these batons. I need something that takes up about 50mm max that is firm, unlike the chipboard ive just removed!
Does that sound feasable? or does anyone have a better solution? I need a firm base in which to lay insulating boards, underfloor heating, flexible SLC and then the stone flooring.
many thanks guys and sorry for the waffle! I will add pics tomorrow as it is dark now and no lights in the conservatory (another remedy to make!)
Dave