Hi
I live in a 1860s house and have arranged to re-carpet the house. They did upstairs first before Xmas and now coming to do the front living room. I have lifted the carpet up from the from living room, that had been down for 15+ years and was in quite good nick, and under the carpet is old quarry tiles...
There had been rising damp in the walls and a damp proof wall treatment given 2006. Now I know why. Some parts of the walls in some areas are still a damp- saw a mushroom growing out of the brick work of the inglenook fireplace!
I don't think the tiles are laid on anything substantial- can't really tell but think it might be earth. One third of the room is concrete, and is laid at a higher level than the quarry tiles. I can't explain why- I don't think it was part of another room and wall moved but could be wrong.
When the old carpet was lifted up the tiles were damp, unsurprisingly. I could see the underlay and I believe a black layer or paint? As said the carpet was in reasonable nick considering, but not the walls.
I do not want to renovate the quarry tiles and do want to carpet the room. I would prefer not to have to lift up the tiles and put new floor.
How to proceed?
I have had conflicting advice re laying the carpet.
Most have advised a liquid DPM and a felt underlay. One company advised same but wool underlay (rationale made sense) others have said use standard underlay.
Won't the liquid DPM ( or any DPM for that matter) cause the quarry tiles to sweat and escape out to the walls and cause further rising damp?
Could I just use wool underlay and the carpet- won't that allow the floor to breathe? Would it damage the carpet?
I just don't know what to do.
I have the carpet fitters coming on Jan 14, although I can try and postpone this. I was shocked to see quarry tiles. I don't want a big project and change the floor, but will if I really have to.
Questions:
Has anyone had success or can advise how to lay carpet over quarry tiles, without causing major problems to the wall or the carpet..
Would I have to rip the floor up or create an secondary floor above the tiles to lay the carpet.
What do I do to get these carpets laid.....
Thanks in anticipation
Sarah
I live in a 1860s house and have arranged to re-carpet the house. They did upstairs first before Xmas and now coming to do the front living room. I have lifted the carpet up from the from living room, that had been down for 15+ years and was in quite good nick, and under the carpet is old quarry tiles...
There had been rising damp in the walls and a damp proof wall treatment given 2006. Now I know why. Some parts of the walls in some areas are still a damp- saw a mushroom growing out of the brick work of the inglenook fireplace!
I don't think the tiles are laid on anything substantial- can't really tell but think it might be earth. One third of the room is concrete, and is laid at a higher level than the quarry tiles. I can't explain why- I don't think it was part of another room and wall moved but could be wrong.
When the old carpet was lifted up the tiles were damp, unsurprisingly. I could see the underlay and I believe a black layer or paint? As said the carpet was in reasonable nick considering, but not the walls.
I do not want to renovate the quarry tiles and do want to carpet the room. I would prefer not to have to lift up the tiles and put new floor.
How to proceed?
I have had conflicting advice re laying the carpet.
Most have advised a liquid DPM and a felt underlay. One company advised same but wool underlay (rationale made sense) others have said use standard underlay.
Won't the liquid DPM ( or any DPM for that matter) cause the quarry tiles to sweat and escape out to the walls and cause further rising damp?
Could I just use wool underlay and the carpet- won't that allow the floor to breathe? Would it damage the carpet?
I just don't know what to do.
I have the carpet fitters coming on Jan 14, although I can try and postpone this. I was shocked to see quarry tiles. I don't want a big project and change the floor, but will if I really have to.
Questions:
Has anyone had success or can advise how to lay carpet over quarry tiles, without causing major problems to the wall or the carpet..
Would I have to rip the floor up or create an secondary floor above the tiles to lay the carpet.
What do I do to get these carpets laid.....
Thanks in anticipation
Sarah