Like who the hell built that with wood right on dirt?
That took more effort than just finishing that area with concrete like the rest of the floor.
Sometimes I just don’t get how builders think.
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semisimian@startrek.website 2 months ago
Where are you building? I’m assuming this is the basement or the ground floor. What is the rest of the subfloor on that level?
Wood resting on dirt is a big no, so that is an obvious red flag. Whatever floor you put in, I’d preserve your access to that clean out. Once you answer my Qs above, I can help give you a recommendation.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 months ago
TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Ground floor yep. The rest of the basement subfloor is poured concrete. Other than this cold room the basement design seems to be very typical poured concrete foundation dug under grade, typical of eastern Canada.
semisimian@startrek.website 2 months ago
owenscorning.com/…/below-grade-under-slab-foamula…
I’d remove the existing wood, grade the soil flat and compact it. I’d then put down 2 in foam board (like in the link above) to decouple the flooring from the Earth. I would pour concrete to match the subfloor in the rest of the basement, but you don’t have to. You can go back with a pressure treated subfloor product on top of the foam, etc.
A few things to keep in mind would be making sure that you get the right height of the soil so that you have the finished flooring height you desire. Also, all this work assumes you are maintaining access to that clean out. Good luck.
TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Thanks for this! Whatever happens I’m fairly certain I’ll need this eventually
classic@fedia.io 2 months ago
Random reader here. What's a clean out?
TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
He’s referring to the capped pipe in the centre of the room. I’m not entirely certain either