For labour alone cost you will need to pay around 10 12 per square metre.
Limecrete floor cost per m2.
Mike wye the lime specialist have a good guide but we found that availability and cost of materials was a problem as was the definite mix ratio so here s how we did it.
Quantity calculator for limecrete floor.
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5 rolls of damp proof course at 3 16 each.
Flowing screed costs between 17 18 per m2.
Still there are some ways of estimating the cost before you sign on a dotted line.
Labour for above groundworkers plus 1 labourer 218 00.
It is a viable and improved alternative to expanded clay aggregate used in original limecrete floors and is also capable of being used as a load.
Geocell is an aerated foam glass aggregate made from recycled glass.
A sub base between 200mm to 300mm made up of geocell laid onto a geotextile membrane on firm ground.
The original limecrete floor is a modern interpretation of a traditional solid lime or gypsum floor that can still be seen in many historic or well preserved older homes.
Suspended timber floor costs.
20m honeycomb support walling blocks.
We work hard to calculate the most cost effective and efficient delivery.
Glasscrete is the modern interpretation of a limecrete floor system using geocell foam glass aggregate as its insulating moisture managing base.
If you have multiple rooms then you will need to complete a separate calculation for each floor room.
Please note this calculator is designed for one floor only.
This is followed by another layer of geotextile and limecrete produced using lightweight insulating aggregate rather than conventional sand.
Limecrete floor there doesn t appear to be a concencus on the ideal way to lay an insulated breathable limecrete floor.
2 rolls of polythene membrane.
Limecrete and geocell floors offer a breathable and insulating alternative to impervious floors.
Sand cement screed costs around 15 16 per m2.
Geocell foam glass aggregate is a lightweight non capillary aggregate made from 100 recycled glass.
Mike wye offer an option for an insulated limecrete floor using an insulating coated clay aggregate as an effective capillary break.