A limecrete floor laid on foamed glass is seen as one way of helping with this problem.
Limecrete floor specification.
Levelled and compacted ground.
Layer of geotextile membrane.
Layer of geotextile membrane.
Fine grade required for 150 mm layer of geotextile membrane.
Geocell is an aerated foam glass aggregate made from recycled glass.
Layer of geotextile membrane.
Fine grade required for 150 mm layer of geotextile membrane.
U f heating pipes attached to grid.
It prevents damp penetration provides insulation maintains breathability and provides a solid durable floor in character with the original building.
100 mm 150 mm limecrete slab 3 parts un coated techniclay to 1 part nhl5 by volume with 30 mm cork board to external perimeter walls.
Levelled and compacted ground.
A limecrete floor consists of a compacted layer of recycled foamed glass insulation on top of prepared sub base and geotextile membrane.
It is lightweight and insulating having a loose bulk density of 150kg m3.
Limecrete floor the original limecrete floor is a modern interpretation of a traditional solid lime or gypsum floor that can still be seen in many historic or well preserved older homes.
Mike wye offer an option for an insulated limecrete floor using an insulating coated clay aggregate as an effective capillary break.
A sub base between 200mm to 300mm made up of geocell laid onto a geotextile membrane on firm ground.
Limecrete floors offer an alternative to impervious non flexible cement concrete floors.
100 mm 500 mm layer of loose fill 10 20 mm coated techniclay.
Limecrete floors can comfortably meet modern insulation requirements and can therefore ensure maximum efficiency of under floor heating ufh systems.
100 mm 450 mm compacted geocell foam glass.
U f heating pipes attached to grid.
Layer of geotextile membrane.
Although not essential you can use insulation values based on requirements set by building regulations as the goal for many floor systems that incorporate underfloor heating.
100 mm 450 mm compacted geocell foam glass.
These floors are also chosen for ecological new builds using natural materials such as straw and wood because it uses less energy in production avoids the use of cement and is recyclable at the end of its useful life.
