Green Building Forum - Lime Floor as Final Finish Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:32:25 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Lime Floor as Final Finish https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16626&Focus=281768#Comment_281768 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16626&Focus=281768#Comment_281768 Sun, 28 Jun 2020 10:28:03 +0100 rosecottage
I would like to install a Limecrete floor through the current building - as an old building with no damp coursing, common sense tells me a solid slab will just push any damp out and up the walls giving me much bother in the future.

This will also take UFH. What I really wanted was a concrete like floor finish. Has anyone done similar with Lime; any issues with staining or dusting?

Thank you]]> Lime Floor as Final Finish https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16626&Focus=281789#Comment_281789 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16626&Focus=281789#Comment_281789 Sun, 28 Jun 2020 23:24:08 +0100 gyrogear Posted By: rosecottageHas anyone done similar with Lime; any issues with staining or dusting?

(1) Yes !

(2) No !

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Also I suspect rosecottage would like a little more detail than a one word answer to the question of how to avoid dusting etc.]]> Lime Floor as Final Finish https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16626&Focus=281792#Comment_281792 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16626&Focus=281792#Comment_281792 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 08:27:43 +0100 Dominic Cooney
I expect that with a trowelled finish, the screed mix would come up with a concrete-like finish that is hard enough for a domestic situation. Perhaps make a test panel in a wooden box / bread crate? and see what you think. It should go even harder over time as it calcifies (not sure if this is the correct term?). Regarding dusting and staining you might have to seal the surface but then that might make it less breathable. From what I recall, we used up some left over bags of NHL5 for lime plastering with a sharp sand mix and it went off incredibly hard.]]> Lime Floor as Final Finish https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16626&Focus=281793#Comment_281793 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16626&Focus=281793#Comment_281793 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 08:35:27 +0100 Dominic Cooney Lime Floor as Final Finish https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16626&Focus=282058#Comment_282058 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16626&Focus=282058#Comment_282058 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 14:33:17 +0100 ComeOnPilgrim