Green Building Forum - the cost and desirability of earthen floor for kitchen Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:39:52 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 the cost and desirability of earthen floor for kitchen https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304118#Comment_304118 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304118#Comment_304118 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:43:30 +0000 djh ]]> the cost and desirability of earthen floor for kitchen https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304135#Comment_304135 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304135#Comment_304135 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 02:54:53 +0000 RobinB the cost and desirability of earthen floor for kitchen https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304137#Comment_304137 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304137#Comment_304137 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:45:09 +0000 Nick Parsons the cost and desirability of earthen floor for kitchen https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304139#Comment_304139 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304139#Comment_304139 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:27:59 +0000 sgt_woulds
For our side extension, we laid a concrete slab on geocell - the cost for the slab as a proportion of the build was ridiculous, not to mention the environmental bill.

Does anyone know if this has been tried with chalk instead of clay / soil?]]> the cost and desirability of earthen floor for kitchen https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304140#Comment_304140 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304140#Comment_304140 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:32:39 +0000 djh https://www.lowimpact.org/categories/earthen-floors AIUI you can produce good results, but you have to treat them right afterwards, since they are much easier to damage (but can also be repaired).

I'm not sure they'd be a good choice for a garage or workshop, both because of the high point loads that are typical and the risk of scratches when things are moved or dropped.]]> the cost and desirability of earthen floor for kitchen https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304141#Comment_304141 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304141#Comment_304141 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 12:09:38 +0000 fostertom the cost and desirability of earthen floor for kitchen https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304143#Comment_304143 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18010&Focus=304143#Comment_304143 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:41:36 +0000 sgt_woulds
The side extension used a concrete slab on geocell and I had to skip 2 loads of chalk for that - the skin flint and enviro-mentalist in me would rather use it than chuck it. Expect conversations with BCO will be fun...

Garage is the wrong term really - it will be attached to the house but the doorway will be 'just' too narrow for a car to be classed as a garage. I need it for woodwork / DIY projects and storage, so not overly worried about spillages.]]>