Bitumen covered concrete floor

Feb 26, 2005 1 Replies

I have a concrete ground floor which has a bitumen layer on it. AIUI, concrete floors are normally laid on top of a DPM - is it possible that the bitumen layer is providing the damp proofing, or is it just to give a nice surface?



My plan is to channel some TV/Satellite cables into the concrete inside a conduit. If the bitumen is the damp course, could I restore the damp proofing by covering the channel with a strip of DPM? Would I need to bond it to the bitumen?



Cheers Stewart


Just brush on a couple of coats of rubberised bitumen emulsion.

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