extension progress so far

[higgy66]

We went through a major extension last year extending 2 existing bedrooms and adding 2 more. We had to sleep in a caravn for 6 months after being told it would be 6 weeks!

Our biggest problems was we wanted a solid wood floor laying throughout the new extension and we had to wait for the concrete to dry out completely and this took weeks! I think they said an 1" of concrete drys out a month and it was few "s thick.

At least all the work was done by builders - I would have hated to have had to wait for Dh to have fitted it around his job - we've done a couple of projects on the bungalow that way - 1st a Kitchen extension and utility room added and then a large conservatory added. It does take longer!

It's looking good though Paul so it will all be worth it in the end.

 

[paulh]

We went through a major extension last year extending 2 existing bedrooms and adding 2 more. We had to sleep in a caravn for 6 months after being told it would be 6 weeks!

Our biggest problems was we wanted a solid wood floor laying throughout the new extension and we had to wait for the concrete to dry out completely and this took weeks! I think they said an 1" of concrete drys out a month and it was few "s thick.

At least all the work was done by builders - I would have hated to have had to wait for Dh to have fitted it around his job - we've done a couple of projects on the bungalow that way - 1st a Kitchen extension and utility room added and then a large conservatory added. It does take longer!

It's looking good though Paul so it will all be worth it in the end.

Until your watertight concrete dos not start to dry out when it is it takes 1mm per day to do so.with our slab 150mm thick would take over 6 months to dry.there are ways round it you lay a proprietary DPM on it, use all the time at work you can lay on top next day its like a paint ,me with my work head on.were just going to lay *****imin over top as it dos the same
Paulh