I know there's a few old country cottagers on here so I thought I'd canvass your opinion on exposing period features.
Just cut out a section of floor panel to install a hearth in front of my fireplace - what I found was that chipboard floor panels have been laid on batons with polystyrene insulation over an original flagstone floor resulting in a thickness of approx 70mm.
This is an old thatched cottage & the headroom is severely restricted especially in the living room - getting this 70mm back would make all the difference. Restoring a period feature also is appealing.
Anyone done anything like this before? I guess there are pitfalls like cold & damp & the main one playing on my mind is ripping up the existing floor to find that the flagstones don't extend as far as I thought or are in a really bad state of repair meaning I have to relay another floor.
Unfortunately, there's only one way to find out.....
Just cut out a section of floor panel to install a hearth in front of my fireplace - what I found was that chipboard floor panels have been laid on batons with polystyrene insulation over an original flagstone floor resulting in a thickness of approx 70mm.
This is an old thatched cottage & the headroom is severely restricted especially in the living room - getting this 70mm back would make all the difference. Restoring a period feature also is appealing.
Anyone done anything like this before? I guess there are pitfalls like cold & damp & the main one playing on my mind is ripping up the existing floor to find that the flagstones don't extend as far as I thought or are in a really bad state of repair meaning I have to relay another floor.
Unfortunately, there's only one way to find out.....
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