Reply to: Flagstone Flooring

[Dark Black]

There is always the possibility that you'll unleash an ancient evil.

Cool

[northernladyuk]

There is always the possibility that you'll unleash an ancient evil.

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Make sure your tinkering with the floor doesn't end up becoming a 'renovation of a thermal element' and becoming subject to building regs and the utter stupidity within.

#BitterExperience

It'll send my EPC rating through the roof, that's for sure. All this insulation & double glazing - it's no wonder I have damp issues. These old properties are supposed to be able to breathe.

[chopper]

Make sure your tinkering with the floor doesn't end up becoming a 'renovation of a thermal element' and becoming subject to building regs and the utter stupidity within.

#BitterExperience

[vetran]

Your wife does not have a damp problem. At least not with you.

strange she is always dripping wet when I pop round.

[BrilloPad]

you have a damp problem.

Your wife does not have a damp problem. At least not with you.

[WTFH]

If there's a damp issue, the first thing to do is remove the paint from the walls. The number of people who try to solve damp in old buildings with non-breathable paint is amazing.
Your walls need to breathe. Seal them and you have a damp problem.

[bobspud]

The problem is that those stones will be bloody freezing which is why they were probably badly covered in the first place.

The fact that the beams are rotting means that moisture has been collecting in the form of condensation.

You would need to do some more examinations and go from there. I might be tempted to rip the floor up and then decide wether or not to lay a damp proof course and insulation under the flag stones to reduce the cold and wet. this will never be a simple job feel free to post some pictures...

[RSoles]

If it's old enough, you might find only soil underneath the flagstones.
I have to dig some of mine up every few years and infill. -usually the place where we stand in front of the woodburner.

[greenlake]

As a fan of horror, I am concerned you might release all the evil spirits that have been buried there.

Have you seen the movie Christine about a Big Red Plymouth....?

[xoggoth]

As a fan of horror, I am concerned you might release all the evil spirits that have been buried there.

[northernladyuk]

I know there's a few old country cottagers on here

You're not wrong.

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Our house is 1920's so not an old cottage but my view is people are only too quick to cover the period features up and the end result generally looks a lot worse. e.g. our house has four fireplaces, only one was in use, I opened up two more and it looks better and gets better airflow.

You might find the chipboard(!) is covering up some issues that have been hidden away, probably just an uneven floor but maybe damp (ironically made worse by the addition of wooden flooring and double glazing.

Yes - the wooden batons were completely rotten.

If you decide to go for it bear in mind that you might have to change the doors and patch the walls (if a drywall was slapped only extending to the new flooring) as there will be a gap at the bottom and also there will be a step/tripping hazard on each doorway, unless you lower all rooms accordingly.

I was thinking of getting a nice bit of hardwood with a chamfer on it to butt up to the raised areas.

what he says, but be careful you haven't just uncovered the original hearth.
you might be best taking up some unobtrusive bits at the opposite corners to get an idea of the extent of flagstone floor.

You see, I knew it wasn't a waste of time posing on here. Shame I've just returned the multitool to Brandons...

[WTFH]

You could also try lifting one of the flagstones to see if there's a older layer of Saxon flagstones human remains under that.

FTFY

[OwlHoot]

You could also try lifting one of the flagstones to see if there's a older layer of Saxon flagstones under that.

OH in Time Team "Look what Oi've foind doiwn 'ere Tony!" mode.