{"id":70,"date":"2016-04-08T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T07:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/myhome\/2016\/04\/08\/garage-conversion-part-2-the-floor\/"},"modified":"2021-06-08T18:55:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T17:55:28","slug":"garage-conversion-part-2-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/myhome\/2016\/04\/garage-conversion-part-2-floor.html","title":{"rendered":"Garage Conversion Part 2 – The Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday 8th April<\/h3>\n

This involved preparation of the floor as tomorrow it was going to receive a layer of screed.<\/p>\n

First, a layer of soft sand<\/p>\n

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next the Visqueen damp proof membrane<\/p>\n

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and then 80mm of Thermatex insulation (John bringing a sheet of insulation in from the back of the house).<\/p>\n

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Saturday 9th April<\/h3>\n

John brought his dad and a couple of extra helpers to mix up and apply the screed.<\/p>\n

After finishing off the floor preparation and securing the pipes, we put down a layer of 1mm thick 25mmx25mm wire mesh as a reinforcing layer.<\/p>\n

John’s dad levelling and floating the screed.<\/p>\n

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The screed mix was 3:1 sand and cement, with each mix being 12 large buckets of sand and 4 bags of cement, all mixed by hand, this was the coverage for a single mix.<\/p>\n

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In total there were just over 5 mixes required to cover the entire floor to a depth of around 65mm at the rear to nearly 100mm at the front to create a level floor.<\/p>\n

Finished view towards the front from the side entrance<\/p>\n

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and a view to the rear.<\/p>\n

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Now the screed needs to dry for a few days before it is hard enough to walk on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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