Here's how to lift the two most common types of floorboard without causing major damp, dust or destruction. square-edged floorboards these are by far the easiest boards to lift.. Remove all the floorboards, put down a damp-proof membrane and replace the f'-b's. dig out the concrete, lay a damp-proof course and make a new concrete base. place a big plastic sheet over the lot, put a carpet down and sell the house. any help would be gratefully received.. The floorboards still feel damp to the touch (readings of 40+% in places on a damp meter), the underlay laid out in the garage is also still wet and sticky. underneath the floorboards the void is completely dry. we haven't lifted them out but it only looks like the tops of the boards are wet, not all the way through..
We have decided that the damp feel to the floor you have is some kind of thin glue or contaminate or something that makes them feel damp, ( maybe wrong) if there is no river found flowing under your house when you lift up your floorboards and there is correct air flow under the floor, then hire a wood moister meter ( protimeter etc ) and take. Soft, spongy floorboards underfoot in one or more areas and damp smells are typical symptoms, and common weak points include the sides of chimney breasts or by the main entrance doors where damp has been allowed to penetrate over time.. I live in a victorian terr house. in the front room there is a slight damp smell and nightly visits from slugs from under the floorboards so it it obviously damp below. the walls are quite dry, there is a.
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