No worries, my reply was slightly tongue in cheek. I'd rather get straight answers than a pat on the hand and "Everything will be fine, dear...
(That's in response to the comment about throwing my exppensive Karndean in the bin. Very droll.)
Thanks, kick me while I'm down why don't you?
Thank you for explaining. They did not grind off the old bitumen adhesive, but put the MVS straight onto it. The whole estate has the same...
Dang, I wish you hadn't told me that, as it's worrying me. Could I ask you why it is more likely to fail (in the least technical terminology, if...
Yes, that's exactly what they were originally going to use, if I recall correctly, but for some reason they changed it to the Ardex MVS 95 DPM....
Thank you - they actually did reimburse me, for (a) 2 condensing dehumidifiers and 2 big fans for about 28 days, and then (b) 1 condensing...
I believe they used Tackifier.
I just wanted to post an update, in case it is helpful. After several weeks, the drying company sub-contracted by Davies (loss adjusters) got dry...
Sorry, missed your post as I have been away. The house was built in 1963, I believe. As far as I know, there's a DPM under the concrete, mainly...
Thanks for your advice. Midlands Response were also using another measure (grams moisture per kilogram of concrete, maybe?) that was too high (way...
Timeline/summary of events over the past 3 months: Large water leak from upstairs cistern on 18th June (I calculated 2,500 gallons over 6 hours,...