Unsure about which forum, but the moderator can move it if it's in the wrong place... We're stuck on a thing, so I could use some thoughts and ideas. A bedroom on the second floor has a chimney breast that goes through the room. There probably used to be a stove there, but that's not relevant for us. We have leveled the floor by attaching joists to the original beams. Now that it's time to lay the floor, we don't know what to do here.
We think there's some value in keeping the slab since it fits in, maybe placing a non-connected stove there in the future, but it would feel empty without something in front... but open to suggestions.
Scenario one: Initially, we only thought about removing the cracked cast slab and casting a new one. However, this would mean the floor sticks out ten cm and is two cm above the original beam. Messing with something on that surface could cause spillage and stuff on the original beam.
Scenario two was to stop the floor after the straightener and then extend the slab 10 cm on the old beam. More symmetrical, we thought… but how do you do that when there are a thousand levels, and surely you don't want to cast right against the fine beam? Thinking it's not sensible to have moisture and such on it.
Scenario three was to remove all loose materials and stones, attach support along the wall, and let the floor go all the way against it. But the underside of the floor is lower than the bricks, so there's no room for proper support.
How would you do it? Thoughts? Bonus for a solution that leaves the original beam visible in its beauty… but a reasonably smooth and harmless solution for the house is very welcome!!!
Thanks in advance!
We think there's some value in keeping the slab since it fits in, maybe placing a non-connected stove there in the future, but it would feel empty without something in front... but open to suggestions.
Scenario one: Initially, we only thought about removing the cracked cast slab and casting a new one. However, this would mean the floor sticks out ten cm and is two cm above the original beam. Messing with something on that surface could cause spillage and stuff on the original beam.
Scenario two was to stop the floor after the straightener and then extend the slab 10 cm on the old beam. More symmetrical, we thought… but how do you do that when there are a thousand levels, and surely you don't want to cast right against the fine beam? Thinking it's not sensible to have moisture and such on it.
Scenario three was to remove all loose materials and stones, attach support along the wall, and let the floor go all the way against it. But the underside of the floor is lower than the bricks, so there's no room for proper support.
How would you do it? Thoughts? Bonus for a solution that leaves the original beam visible in its beauty… but a reasonably smooth and harmless solution for the house is very welcome!!!
Thanks in advance!
If you want the beam visible, I would probably use a black level list from the floor down to the beam. Then use regular plaster on the slab.MmeMim said:
Unsure which forum, but a moderator can move it if it's in the wrong place... We are stuck on something, so I would need some thoughts and ideas. A bedroom on the second floor has a fireplace wall that goes through the room. There probably was a stove there before, but it's not relevant for us. We've leveled the floor by attaching studs to the original beams. Now that it's time to lay the floor, we don't know how to proceed here.
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[bild] We think there's some value in keeping the slab as it fits in, maybe placing a non-connected fireplace there in the future, but it would feel empty without something in front... but open to suggestions.
Scenario one: Initially, we just thought of removing the cracked cast slab and casting a new one. However, this would mean the floor sticks out ten cm and is two cm above the original beam. Messing with something on that surface could cause stuff to drip down onto the original beam.
Scenario two was that we would stop the floor at the aligner and then extend the slab 10 cm on the old beam. More symmetrical, we thought… but how do you do that when there are so many levels and you don't want to cast anything directly against the nice beam? I think it's unwise to have moisture and such on it.
Scenario three was to remove all the loose and loose stones, attach support along the chimney, and let the floor go all the way against it. But the underside floor is lower than the bricks, so there's no room for proper support.
How would you have done? Thoughts? Bonus for a solution that leaves the original beam visible as beautiful as it is…but a fairly smooth and safe solution for the house is warmly welcome!!!
Thanks in advance!
Interesting. However, the beam is four to five cm below floor level. I have previously toyed with the idea of embedding some safety glass thing so you can see it, but I don't know if we can solve it easily (we have so many other projects that are more prioritized and have been working on the floor in the house since 2017!!!). You also don't want a situation where suddenly there are dead flies and dust under the glass either... not so pretty then...T Tompafix said: