ᐅ Is the weight of a cement screed too high for an older building?
Created on: 18 Oct 2018 21:31
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ThanosAP8318 Oct 2018 21:31Hello everyone,
I am currently renovating my house. It is an older solid construction. The ground floor is fully basemented. The floor on the ground floor is made of concrete. The structure (the ceiling of the basement) consists of several concrete beams with reinforcing steel spaced 50-70 cm (20-28 inches) apart, with bricks in between. According to some craftsmen in the past, this was a common method. On the ground floor, the living room had a parquet floor and the kitchen had mosaic tiles. Both have been removed.
I now want to level the floor to the height of the hallway by about 2.5-3.5 cm (1-1.4 inches).
I was advised to use a cement screed.
I asked if this would be too heavy for the floor.
The screed project manager said the floor can handle a substantial load!
The structural engineer said it should not be a problem either.
According to the offer and the structural engineer, the load will be about 60-69 kg/m² (12-14 lb/ft²).
Do you have any experience with such constructions?
Should I be concerned about the surface load?
Furniture will be added, and there will also occasionally be several visitors.
Best regards,
Thanos
I am currently renovating my house. It is an older solid construction. The ground floor is fully basemented. The floor on the ground floor is made of concrete. The structure (the ceiling of the basement) consists of several concrete beams with reinforcing steel spaced 50-70 cm (20-28 inches) apart, with bricks in between. According to some craftsmen in the past, this was a common method. On the ground floor, the living room had a parquet floor and the kitchen had mosaic tiles. Both have been removed.
I now want to level the floor to the height of the hallway by about 2.5-3.5 cm (1-1.4 inches).
I was advised to use a cement screed.
I asked if this would be too heavy for the floor.
The screed project manager said the floor can handle a substantial load!
The structural engineer said it should not be a problem either.
According to the offer and the structural engineer, the load will be about 60-69 kg/m² (12-14 lb/ft²).
Do you have any experience with such constructions?
Should I be concerned about the surface load?
Furniture will be added, and there will also occasionally be several visitors.
Best regards,
Thanos
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ThanosAP8319 Oct 2018 11:50Hi
Thanks for the feedback!
Yes and no. I also wanted to know if anyone is already familiar with this ceiling/floor construction...
Thanks for the feedback!
Yes and no. I also wanted to know if anyone is already familiar with this ceiling/floor construction...
Winniefred19 Oct 2018 12:24I would trust the structural engineer. That’s what they are there for. Our old building has wooden beam ceilings, so it’s completely different. It wouldn’t be possible in our case, but as I said – the structural engineer is a professional and will assess everything correctly.
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ThanosAP8319 Oct 2018 16:16The written response from the structural engineer has also arrived! So everything fits...
Hello Mr. ....,
Yes, this should work. As mentioned before, with such old structural elements, you can never be completely sure, but it is very unlikely that any problems will occur. In this case, you can still install a support beam if needed.
Hello Mr. ....,
Yes, this should work. As mentioned before, with such old structural elements, you can never be completely sure, but it is very unlikely that any problems will occur. In this case, you can still install a support beam if needed.
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