The subfloor is the existing floor in your property.
Screed over bitumen floor.
I live in a council house built around the early fifties.
Due to the nature of bitumen it seeps into the screed and is therefore very difficult to remove.
Anyway i asked the council to send someone round to fix the floor.
Problem is i need to level the floor as there are a few damaged areas.
Applying leveling screed to a concrete base is a popular building practice in the uk.
I live in a council house built around the early fifties.
And a channel all around the room left where the skirting was.
Joists concrete wooden floor boards plywood chipboard asphalt and bitumen.
Before installing any hardwood flooring ensure that the subfloor is flat level and dry.
Accross the floor and brush out when tacky mix self leveling floor screed putting sbr in the screed this will make the screed strong and will adhere over the bitumen the only problem being sbr additive is expensive.
There was bumps and bad areas of patching that hadn t quite adhered properly.
Latex screed over bitumen floor.
Latex screed over bitumen floor.
Unfortunately modern self leveling and smoothing compounds as well as.
I ve just moved into a 1st floor flat where the concrete floors have a thin coating of black bitumen to which tiles were fitted at.
When removing an existing floor bitumen is easily identified as a black substance that is firmly adhered to the screed remaining behind after the floor covering is removed.
There are many types of different subfloors including.
Installation methods for solid wood flooring and engineered wood flooring differ depending on the type of subfloor.
Painting over concrete bitumen and adhesive.
Consult a contractor before screeding a large area installing a thin floor 2mm 0 08 over the screed or installing screed over underfloor heating.
All the best jj.
This provides a strong smooth surface to install flooring over.
So really need recommendations for a good quality leveling screed that will go over the paint.