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Replace dry-rot timbers or lay concrete?
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.46 PM
Hi guys. I have a dry rot problem in my kitchen, small storage space & corner of my living room. It's all on one level and we don't have a cellar either. Is it better to replace all the timber (floorboards/beams/joists) or could I just get the place gutted, treat the masonry and then concreted over? And if I did concrete it over, is there a chance the dry rot may come back? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Trident Damp
Rating: 5 out of 5
Hi there
You can concrete the floor and screed as long as you use a damp proof membrane and carry out laying the floor in the right manner using hardcore then blinding sand on top, then dpc followed by insulation, concrete and screed. You should also sterilize the sub floor and surrounding brickwork first, we use trisol 23, a triton product. I take it you have had the areas checked so that it has not spread into the masonry mortar joints as this would need irrigating before you either replaced the floor with concrete or timber.
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Joseph
Answered31 July 2013
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JWSurveys Ltd
Rating: 5 out of 5
The dreaded "dry rot"? Don't panic about the term "dry rot". Treat it like you would any form of wood rot. Like all forms of wood rot it needs moisture to survive - no moisture, no fungus.
If your preference is for timber floor then fit one. Just make sure that the sub floor is well vented, the timbers have a physical waterproof barrier between them and the walls, floor etc
Answered31 July 2013
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