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Discuss just wondering in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; i was wondering could anyone help. i was viewing a house and the owner had applied bitumen to two of the bedroom floors. i was wondering why....
          
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    i was wondering could anyone help. i was viewing a house and the owner had applied bitumen to two of the bedroom floors. i was wondering why.

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    Damp ???? or was it where they had removed vinyl tiles ?
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    Did he take up some old vinyl tiles
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    Quote Originally Posted by whitebeam View Post
    Did he take up some old vinyl tiles
    Snap......
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    sometimes it's from the old underfloor heating tiles als
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    he had carpet down. would the bitumen seal the floor if it was damp.

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    Are we talking a 1st floor with floor boards or a ground floor bedroom with a screed floor
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    Quote Originally Posted by whitebeam View Post
    Are we talking a 1st floor with floor boards or a ground floor bedroom with a screed floor
    was thinking the same Mark, the bitumen could be acting as a dpm

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