kitc said:I am laying wood laminate flooring in the kitchen on a flat concrete floor. Is it best to use Combily underlay (which includes a damp proof membrane) or just the ordinary stuff.
kitc said:I am laying wood laminate flooring in the kitchen on a flat concrete floor. Is it best to use Combily underlay (which includes a damp proof membrane) or just the ordinary stuff.
floorman said:Hi
However, you will need to check the moisture of the sub floor using a moisture meter first. If the reading is above 12% you should reconsider laying the floor.
WoodYouLike said:floorman said:Hi
However, you will need to check the moisture of the sub floor using a moisture meter first. If the reading is above 12% you should reconsider laying the floor.
Hi floorman.
12% moist in concrete? That's wet, very wet. This has to be below 2,1%
And, as other have mentioned, always use a DPM (either with a 2-1 product or separate) on concrete flooring.
Most Melamine Laminates are not very suitable for kitchens.
floorman said:You're obviously not familiar with a miosture meter then? 12% WME on the Protimeter is an average reading. A high reading is from 16 upwards. And for your information a chipboard floor usually gives a read of 6% so 2.5% in concrete is rare and in fact I have never come across this on my meter and I fit floors for a living.
Which meter are you using???
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