Cement over earth

[Chriswills]

I have this between the kitchen area and lounge of a refurb we are doing. The kitchen is new extension and final floor will be self levelled. What the best to put here to pack it out before self levelling the floors ?

[Mr Punter]

If that is earth you need to remove it first.  There should be foundation underneath.  You will need DPM under the concrete, linked to the dpm on the existing floors.

[epsilonGreedy]

Is that damp top left in the plasterboard?

[Chriswills]

33 minutes ago, Mr Punter said:

If that is earth you need to remove it first.  There should be foundation underneath.  You will need DPM under the concrete, linked to the dpm on the existing floors.

It was where the existing wall was before the extension went in

[Chriswills]

24 minutes ago, epsilonGreedy said:

Is that damp top left in the plasterboard?

It’s dried out now since I took all the old wall away

[Iceverge]

What's your final floor build up going to be? 

[Onoff]

How about a bit of walk on glazing to look down onto the old footings? 

[epsilonGreedy]

12 hours ago, Onoff said:

How about a bit of walk on glazing to look down onto the old footings? 

 

He could claim his house is built over a roman villa and charge an entrance fee to look through your walk-on glazing.

[Onoff]

37 minutes ago, epsilonGreedy said:

 

He could claim his house is built over a roman villa and charge an entrance fee to look through your walk-on glazing.

 

It's not my glazing.

[Chriswills]

20 hours ago, Iceverge said:

What's your final floor build up going to be? 

Final floor will be vinyl 

[Iceverge]

Dig it out. 

 

Find an offcut of insulation somewhere and bung it in. Mix a bucket of concrete and pour it level with the exiting floor. Vinyl will cover any cracking if it's a floating floor.