Ttw Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) I've had a concrete slab poored today and just found out from the contractor that he did the following. 100mm 40mm to dust compacted with a a dpm (visqueen thick guage) layed straight on top lapping up onto the inner skin of blockwork. HE DID NOT USE A BLINDING OF SAND instead he layed another layer of dmp on top of the insulation but not lapping the wall. Then he poored the 100mm concrete slab. In short Crusher run compacted Dpm lapping inner skin Insulation Dpm Concrete Am i likely to suffer damp issues? Fortunately its quite dry round with sandy conditions and great drainage. Sorry to be long winded in my description. Edited June 9, 2020 by Ttw More information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttw Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 On 09/06/2020 at 21:27, Russell griffiths said: NO. Thanks Russell, I thought not but pretty sure the visqueen dpm would be pierced by the 40mm crushed stone. The second dpm doesn't run up the 25mm insulation upstand but hopefully it will keep any damp at bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, Ttw said: Thanks Russell, I thought not but pretty sure the visqueen dpm would be pierced by the 40mm crushed stone. The second dpm doesn't run up the 25mm insulation upstand but hopefully it will keep any damp at bay. You also have an insulation layer that is pretty impervious to damp. Unless you have a very high water table, then you will not have a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttw Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 On 12/06/2020 at 09:03, PeterW said: You also have an insulation layer that is pretty impervious to damp. Unless you have a very high water table, then you will not have a problem Much appreciate your comment and yes it totally makes sense that damp won't be an issue. The next issue is finishing the build and keeping the overall height under 2500mm... I guess that's another topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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