Lime Floors, using Limecrete a mix of hydraulic lime, sand and aggregates.
Why do you
need a lime floor?,
For the same reason you need breathable walls, you need breathable
floors.
First thing to
realise is that a lime floor is a much warmer and more comfortable
material to walk and live on than concrete. Cold concrete floors have
been the cause of the drive towards under floor heating
and timber flooring, a lime floor is a far more comfortable material and
yes you can still use underfloor heating if you want. For a lime floor a
deeper substrate is required, with the use of a breathable insulation
such as Lecca, geocell. A DPC is not used as this will have the effect
of driving moisture to the walls and you will have increased rising damp
in the walls. Hemp-lime in new build with a DPC is also a very warm
environmentally friendly floor.
STONE FLAG FINISHES
Donegal Quartzite Kilkenny Limestone Indian Limestone Indian sandstone
LARGE
STONE AGGREGATE BREAKS CAPILLARITY, RADON SUMPS, see
why radon is an important issue
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The breathable
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Under floor heating can be used though it
is perhaps less efficient in these circumstances, but the substrata and
build up is quite different than when used in a concrete floor. A
limecrete floor requires no DPM, breathability to be maintained..
Limecrete flooring questions:
Can a limecrete floors be the final finish
of a floor or is it always prone to dusting ? = ideally a flagstone, a
terracotta tile is put over the lime Crete or limecrete, but one can use
a breathable sealer or use a mineral paint, but these will wear over
time.
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Key words:
Here is how to Make a Limecrete Floor, Insulating solid ground floors in Historic buildings. Limecrete in structural situations Green Building Forum St. Astier Lime Traditional Lime company Round Tower Lime Roundtower. |
