Polystyrene foam, Kingspan or Celotex can go either above or below the concrete slab, 10% of heat in a building is lost through as uninsulated floor.
Archive for May, 2009
Installing a concrete floor with damp proof membrane in a stone barn
Monday, May 25th, 2009Wind & Solar power – Cheaper and less hassle than connecting to the grid with EDF
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009The sooner I can use my laptop at this barn, the sooner I will be able to stay there and hopefully move the project forward. At the moment there is no mains electric, I have used a generator to power the concrete mixer and power tools when necessary. But petrol generators are expensive to run [...]
Concreting the barn floor – French Ready Mix Prices
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009The barn has a cobbled floor in the front section and compacted soil floor at the back. A damp proof membrane can either go above or below the concrete floor. I have decided to put a damp proof course under the concrete, but I may an additional one on top of it when its finished [...]
