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Amtico floor failure - advice required

Discussion in 'Vinyl / Impervious floor coverings' started by LancsLass, May 29, 2013.

  1. Johnnybgood1680

    Johnnybgood1680 Well-Known Member

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    Best thing is to do is start again! Shit i know but trouble free ..scabble the asphalt - use ardex to repair cracks do moisture test ! If all good dpm with fball screed then fit new tiles ,, but if the dpm reading comes back high youve either got broken pipe or theres a river running under your house , sorry for bad spelling
     
    Johnnybgood1680, Oct 6, 2015
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  2. DM Flooring

    DM Flooring Well-Known Member

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    How many times have heard we've done hundreds of these without a problem. If that's true which I don't believe there's always a first time. You say your in Norfolk Sarah, are you near the broads or a river?
     
    DM Flooring, Oct 6, 2015
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  3. Sarahbee

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    Thanks , I will get there eventually . All your comments are appreciated
     
    Sarahbee, Oct 6, 2015
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  4. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Why is it mind blowing ?
    That is one of the first questions I ask
    when im doing my site assessments and if the customer is unsure of the age of the property I do some investigation and find out o_O
     
    Spacey, Oct 6, 2015
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  5. Johnnybgood1680

    Johnnybgood1680 Well-Known Member

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    Have you seen the job ?
     
    Johnnybgood1680, Oct 6, 2015
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  6. dazlight

    dazlight Super Moderator

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    Doing a damp test on a floor with no DPM is a waste of time really as you might get a false reading.

    If house is built before 1965 it won't have a DPM so either new sub floor or use epoxy DPM
    Houses between 1965 and mid 70 need looking at as most of them won't have one either.
    Round my way I deal with these sub floors more then any others I find.

    Floor I measured today was built 1970 he said.
    Karndean has been down 7 years
    He has no DPM I now know and has been lucky the Karndean has stayed down that long.
     

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  7. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    No but my Jedi powers can feel a disturbance in the force o_O
     
    Spacey, Oct 6, 2015
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  8. Johnnybgood1680

    Johnnybgood1680 Well-Known Member

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    Its not the fitters fault its the subfloor
     
    Johnnybgood1680, Oct 6, 2015
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  9. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    That's a classic...:eek:
     
    Spacey, Oct 6, 2015
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  10. RPB

    RPB Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Fair play, that's got to be a wind up lol
     
    RPB, Oct 6, 2015
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  11. Johnnybgood1680

    Johnnybgood1680 Well-Known Member

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    Best man to ask bout flooring problems is spacey
     
    Johnnybgood1680, Oct 6, 2015
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  12. Cre8tiveflooring

    Cre8tiveflooring Well-Known Member

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    Where abouts in Norfolk are you based?
     
    Cre8tiveflooring, Oct 7, 2015
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  13. mjfl

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    Not near a river, that'll narrow it down..
     
    mjfl, Oct 7, 2015
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  14. RPB

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    And not half way up the hill either..
     
    RPB, Oct 7, 2015
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  15. mjfl

    mjfl Well-Known Member

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    Nor half way down one either
     
    mjfl, Oct 7, 2015
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  16. Rugmunching

    Rugmunching Well-Known Member

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    You serious????
     
    Rugmunching, Oct 7, 2015
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  17. RPB

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    Either a wicked sense of humour, or pretty clueless.... ???
     
    RPB, Oct 7, 2015
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  18. Kokopelli

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    New here but interested to know what a mechanical DPM is?
     
    Kokopelli, Oct 17, 2015
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  19. Ampersand

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    A sheet membrane on a roll as opposed to a liquid.
     
    Ampersand, Oct 17, 2015
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  20. Kokopelli

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    What makes it mechanical? It just that I have never heard of a mechanical DPM.
     
    Kokopelli, Oct 17, 2015
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