Hi all, I’ve hammered into and removed a 3/4” thick slab of screed from under where an old marble fireplace used to be sitting (presumably for support?) …because the floor boards were rising up toward the wall, screed was higher than the floorboards and so a subfloor for laminate install was not level. After digging out, I’m now left with this: https://imgur.com/a/26DBA5P How can I fill this hole? The surface is uneven and I want to raise it back upto floorboard level to continue laying the laminate floor. Don’t really want to buy anything just for this small spot if I can help it, definitely not more self levelling screed. I figured something maybe like sand(?) to even it out and provide a level surface for some plywood? Is soil too moist to do the same? Then I wa going to lay a layer of plastic dust sheet or weed membrane before a piece of the laminate itself cut to size, to provide a smooth level surface. Underlay and then continue flooring on top. thoughts?
Bag of self leveling compound would be the obvious choice is 12.99 too much to spend ?..sand and cement....
Trying to avoid the expense and mess of more self levelling compound buddy. Any other thoughts? Would sand to level out and then some firm layers of wood/laminate sheeting not do it?
after all that you have spent on laminate, underlay and cross boarding a sand and cement mix from BandQ @ £5.99 would be too much ? All you have to do is shove in in dry and add a bit of moisture as per laying a paver and job done
Old hearths are built/fixed on top of in-fill soil. The in-fill is supported on three sides by a brick fender wall. The wall is capped with wood plates that your flooring is nailed to. The plates might be rotting under the floorboards because that soil is too high, the soil needs lowering. Chimney flues need through ventilation from fireplace to roof stack.
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