Damp Proofing

Concrete floor in kitchen of 1935 house

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.36 PM

Hi, I have just bought a semi detached house built in 1935 ( in Glasgow) that has a concrete floor in the kitchen. The kitchen has been removed and the concrete floor has old plastic tiles stuck on to it with what I suspect is bitumen. It only covers the parts of the floor that didn’t have units/ appliances on it. Anyway, as these tiles may be thermoplastic I am getting a specialist in to lift them. They will take the tiles away but as the bitumen may have fibres in it and will be difficult to remove they are suggesting coating it in some sort of glue to seal it. I am concerned that a) removing the tiles may affect the damp proofing of the floor. The kitchen itself is very cold and prone to slight condensation but doesn’t have any damp as such. b) applying the sealer to the bitumen may make it difficult to apply any other kind of damp proofing material afterwards. So my question is, after removing the tiles from the concrete floor what should I do to it to ensure it remains damp proof and able to take a laminate or vinyl flooring without causing moisture issues. Many thanks, Mairi