How To Lay A Concrete Floor For A Conservatory

Do this once the concrete has stiffened enough not to be disturbed by the act of laying the sheeting.

How to lay a concrete floor for a conservatory. To help prevent rapid drying you can lay polythene sheeting over your concrete. This will take at least 24 hours. It is easy enough to lay a concrete floor. In case you plan on pouring concrete in an area that is greater than 1 cubic meter you can easily rent a cement mixer and do your concrete pouring in batches of 1 cubic meter per.

In this video is the third part of the videos. Next use a back saw to cut the wooden door jamb by holding it perfectly level. These ready mixed concretes are ready to lay bricks or blocks after 24 hours and can be made highly workable dependent on your needs. The concrete floor is now poured into the conservatory.

Place a piece of underlay on the concrete sub floor and a laminate board on top. Soak it with a hose at least twice daily three times if it is very hot outside. Let the concrete dry. Next comes the under floor heating which can be either water or electric powered.

If you re looking for a hardwearing concrete that s the ideal choice for conservatory footings or foundations we can specify the right mix specifically designed for domestic use in one storey applications. For the most part hand mixed concrete would suffice for a floor area that is less than 1 cubic meter. The solid floor insulation e g. Cover the pad if it looks like rain.

Keep the concrete wet for the next few days to avoid cracking. For your conservatory to stay upright for any length of time it makes sense to follow the guidelines as they are there for your benefit not the councils. If concrete dries out too quickly it can crack this is more evident in warmer drier weather. Part 3 to my video to how to do a foundation to a small extension.

At this stage the rest of the conservatory would be constructed to make the room water tight. Remove the forms after the concrete thoroughly dries. 100mm celotex ga4000 is now laid this goes below the concrete slab. Specialist spray can be applied or curing membranes can also be used.