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sublime® Insulated Limecrete Floor

sublime® Insulated Limecrete Floor

Getting Started - History of the Sublime® Insulated Limecrete Floor

Our original motivation in the mid-1990s was to develop a flooring system to replace the earth and broken flagstone floor in our Georgian kitchen...

Getting Started - What is the Sublime Floor?

Tŷ-Mawr’s Sublime® floor system was designed with solid wall construction in mind, to mitigate the risks that are created when a damp proof membrane...

Getting Started - What is limecrete made from?

Limecrete has three main components, Limecrete binder, aggregate and screed fibres, the mix ratio is 3 to 1 (3:1) by volume, with 3 parts aggregate to...

Getting Started - Benefits of the Sublime® Insulated Limecrete Floor

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Getting Started - Advantages of Limecrete vs Concrete

The Limecrete slab (having a more open pore structure on a molecular level than concrete) can also provide a buffer to moisture vapour. The thickness...

Getting Started - What does “Breathable” mean in a Limecrete floor?

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Getting Started - Why should I use a Ty-Mawr sublime® insulated floor?

Ty-Mawr has been designing and supplying floors since 1999. Thousands of floors have been supplied for everything from humble cottages to churches and...

Design - What are the depths of each layer?

The minimum overall depth of the Sublime floor system is 250mm, built up from 150mm Glapor and 100mm Limecrete. The Glapor minimum depth of 150mm is ...

Design - Do I need a damp proof membrane?

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Design - Can Limecrete be used with a damp proof membrane?

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Design - Components of the Sublime Insulated Limecrete Floor

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Design - Sublime Insulating Limecrete Floor vs Slab and Screed

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Design - How does it meet building control requirements?

Our floor systems have LABC Registered Details and can be designed to meet Parts A, C and L of the current building regulations but this is only ...

Design - Can I use a concrete slab over the Glapor RFG?

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Design - Damp Protection

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Design - Do I need a damp proof membrane?

It is now widely recognised that polythene membranes, when installed into existing buildings, have the potential for forcing any moisture which collects...

Design - Dealing with ground water?

It must be appreciated that the floor system is not designed to overcome groundwater problems. Any likelihood of flooding of the sub-base by rising groundwater...

Design - Cavity Drainage Membranes

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Design - Moisture management around building (gutters etc)

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Design - Using limecrete without Glapor (RFG)

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