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Planning a wet room which will be finished floor to ceiling in Micro cement. I'll be getting in a pro to do the Micro cement itself but wondering if you could recommend a substrate for this to go on? The walls are currently timber studs with Celotex between the rafters, the floor is a concrete...

Thanks a lot Ray. It's been a lot of fun doing the research. Any idea if the limestone tiles can be sealed without ruining the breathability? I've seen a few manufacturers who claim breathable but would hate to ruin all that hard work on a sealant

Yes I followed this.

Replying to my own very old post because it took me ages to get to this point. Finally got my Limecrete floor down which was very exciting. Thought I'd share a few pics These will be finished with Limestone tiles. Just wondering if you use any breathable sealant and if you could recommend one...

Thank you that makes sense. Advantages are getting the trades in for a single day (not a large area to cover) rather than having them keep coming back. There would also be a (very minor) gain in head height as you're not adding the adhesive layer for the stone. The adhesive is effectively the...

I think the key words here are "most of them". I've had excellent advice on limecrete here, mostly from @limeplastering . Probably daft it may be but looking for the reasons why not

Thanks a lot. All good points. So other than being careful as hell, nothing technically to prevent this?

Just finished excavating a floor ready for limecrete. I'm going to have 150mm compacted foamed glass, underfloor heating pipes followed by 75mm of limecrete. On top of this will be 20mm limestone pavers. I came across this today where someone laid the pavers directly in to the limecrete...

Sorry @limeplastering just checking MDPE (mains water pipe. Does that need to be protected as well?

I've read many threads (some true, some not) about cement corroding copper, MDPE, cables sleeving etc. Could anyone tell me if lime plaster reacts with anything or if it's safe to bury things directly? Trying to work out what can be put in the walls unprotected and what will need conduit etc...

Awesome work!! Love the picture of the tiny dustpan, looks like it has it's work cut out

Thanks a lot. Luckily (or unluckily) for me the whole of the plaster is going to be ripped off all the way to the ceiling and taken back to brick before re-plastering with lime. Bought some Lignum Pro D156 as recommended by @MakeItSmooth and I'll get those pipes redone. Looks stupid coming out...

Ha, yes. I mean, what harm could the anti-fungal do assuming this would be their objection?

Maybe maybe not. House took nearly a year to buy, damp survey was at the beginning, a lot of lockdown hours on my hands..... From one person alone Peter Ward I have watched every single one of his and a load of others too

So preoccupied with the damp I didn't even think of this. I have some proper asbestos proof masks so sorted for that. Just out of interest, why would they disagree?