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Dampness in floor

MintyM · 2016-11-08 17:30:12

I've recently taken up a wooden floor in the ground floor of an apartment block, only to find dampness and pores in the ground. I noticed on the external wall that the floor is not solid right up to the wall so I've purchased a bag of 'damp course membrane' to fill the gap/cavity hoping to prevent the problem. But I now…

08-11-2016 5:30pm

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MintyM

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I've recently taken up a wooden floor in the ground floor of an apartment block, only to find dampness and pores in the ground. I noticed on the external wall that the floor is not solid right up to the wall so I've purchased a bag of 'damp course membrane' to fill the gap/cavity hoping to prevent the problem. But I now noticed that it's the floor levelling compound that is black and porous and NOT the concrete below. Does this sound possible? Should the concrete below not be black aswell or is just the floor leveller that needs to be removed and relayed? Some help would be extremely helpful as it could be a huge cost saver! Thanks

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JoeyReagan

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You may have a leak somewhere, if it is and untreated it can cause huge amounts of damage to you foundations

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