Doug71
Established Member
Just getting a rental property ready for new tenant and have found the washing machine has been leaking for god knows how long #-o
The issue I have is that the hot and cold water pipes in the property used to run along a cavity in the concrete floor, if I remember correctly the pipes were packed around with sand and then had a thin layer of mortar on top. I was never keen on this so had the pipes moved on to the wall when I had some other work done a few years ago but of course I never got around to sorting out the void.
Now the washing machine has leaked into the void which still has sand in it, the void runs under the kitchen units, through the utility room and into the bathroom so they all smell damp.
I have now cleaned out the sand and just want to check am I okay just putting a bit of visqueen in the cavity and then filling with concrete, it's probably about 3" deep?
Sand still in when I took photos.
Sorry for making such a simple question so long!
Thanks, Doug
The issue I have is that the hot and cold water pipes in the property used to run along a cavity in the concrete floor, if I remember correctly the pipes were packed around with sand and then had a thin layer of mortar on top. I was never keen on this so had the pipes moved on to the wall when I had some other work done a few years ago but of course I never got around to sorting out the void.
Now the washing machine has leaked into the void which still has sand in it, the void runs under the kitchen units, through the utility room and into the bathroom so they all smell damp.
I have now cleaned out the sand and just want to check am I okay just putting a bit of visqueen in the cavity and then filling with concrete, it's probably about 3" deep?
Sand still in when I took photos.
Sorry for making such a simple question so long!
Thanks, Doug