Moisrure Barrier With Bitumen Floor

Concrete slabs often have a moisture barrier or insulation installed underneath.

Moisrure barrier with bitumen floor.

Bitumen moisture barrier paper is not a solution for sub floors with high moisture humidity content. It is also a reasonable waterproofing agent and as a result quite successful as both an adhesive and a moisture barrier. When removing an existing floor bitumen is easily identified as a black substance. The upper surface is finished with sand and the lower surface is protected by a thermofusible film.

Its bitumen backing self seals around the nail holes to maintain a watertight barrier and prevent your flooring absorbing moisture from below. Our moistureblock is a 6 mil polyethylene film vapor barrier that is used during the installation process with floating laminate luxury vinyl planks and engineered wood floors. This moisture resistant barrier paper is perfect if you re using. Moisture vapor permeance is the rate at which moisture travels through a substance in this case from the subfloor into the flooring a higher number indicates less resistance to moisture.

In the past many types of flooring including semi flexible tiles sheeting and wood floors were installed using bitumen based adhesive. Flooring moisture barriers are placed beneath the floor s underlayment. Broadleaf ultra dry moisture barrier if you are fitting a wood floor onto a concrete subfloor that is a little above the recommended moisture level for installation or you have any concerns about the moisture barrier beneath it broadleaf ultra dry is the perfect solution. A moisture barrier is used when installing floors or walls in areas prone to dampness or excess moisture such as basements ceilings or crawl spaces source.

In houses built before 1960 ground floor concrete slabs were not required to have this additional moisture barrier. This moisture resistant barrier paper is perfect if you re using secret nails to secure a wooden floor over a timber based subfloor. Comprehensive testing of sub floor must be carried out and moisture humidity readings are taken prior to installation with appropriate actions taken if necessary. You can buy a barrier separately or get underlayment with a moisture barrier built in.

This helps prevent the concrete slab from taking on moisture when water levels increase. When using the bitumen moisture barrier paper timber flooring should only be secured to the sub floor using the secret nailing method. Shield is a vapour barrier composed of polymer bitumen and an alu glass fibre fleece composite inlay.