Greasy dirty subfloor

Discussion in 'Subfloor Preparation' started by Andrew70, Oct 27, 2011.

  1. Andrew70

    Andrew70 Well-Known Member

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    We are doing a job at a service station it gets alot of hammer people pulling trollies over it all day.The floor at the min is bear concrete but the grease is inbeded into it the worse iv ever seen the floor is having poly safety flooring on top has any one any ideas of getting the subfloor good enough to skim any help wood be great the areas about 100sq meters
     
  2. tarkett85

    tarkett85 Well-Known Member

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    best practise to dig up subfloor new concrete, screed and dpm. pain in the backside though, i've got one similar worst concreting i've ever seen and digging up is my only real option.
     
  3. Matt

    Matt Well-Known Member Staff Member

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  4. Andrew70

    Andrew70 Well-Known Member

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    I no that's the right thing to do the place can't really be shut down so this could be done any one on any thoughts to isolater ever lay sheet on top to stop the grease cheers
     
  5. coolevilangel

    coolevilangel Well-Known Member

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    Depends if it's been quoted for, would be the only other way to go imo ;)
     
  6. dazlight

    dazlight Super Moderator

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    Hire a machine mate and shotblast the floor, then 2 coats of screed. We did it about 10 years ago in a butchers.
    Then laid 3mm polysafe.
     
  7. Matt

    Matt Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    you cant wheel trolleys etc over the isolator membrains. You say in your first post that stuff like this is dragged over?
     
  8. Andrew70

    Andrew70 Well-Known Member

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    Speaking to another lad today and he suggested versalay I'm not sure how this wood cope my other idea was to ply over it and glue plug the ply
     
  9. Matt

    Matt Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    Thats a idea. You need to leave expansion with it tho.
     
  10. tarkett85

    tarkett85 Well-Known Member

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    if heavy things are being dragged over floor wouldn't ply need to bee 12mm + for dimensional stability?
     
  11. coolevilangel

    coolevilangel Well-Known Member

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    not really imo
    The floor should already be dimensionally stable for purpose
    Chr15t, where does our trade stop, when we do the job of the surveyors, builders, architects, h&s etc etc etc.....
    All we want to do is put the floorcovering down the best way possible :cry:
     

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