the floors in my house are ashpfelt and i want to know how to repair them after putting in centeral heating.?

Answer 1

Smooth, very dark brown bitumen ("asphalt") floors were often used in the 1950's. If your heating system hasn't yet been installed, it is possible to plan it so that all the pipes are above the ground floor ceiling, with downpipes to the ground floor radiators. Obviously, these would be ugly, and would need boxing in where they can't be hidden behind curtains at the sides of windows. Remember, too, that if you have radiators on each side of an internal wall, you can bring a single pair of pipes down on one side, and take pipes through the wall to the other radiator.
Breaking into, and possibly through, the bitumen might not be a good idea, because it might be acting as its own damp-proofing membrane, and sealing pipes in could allow undetectable leakage, causing heaven knows what damage.

Answer 2

Perhaps you should clarify the question.

Asphalt is probably most recognized for its use as a road and driveway material, but it is also used as a base for floor covering, as in linoleum but there were also tiles made with this base, and I do not know if they are still being made.

If linoleum is what you are actually meaning, then there are two answers

1-for small tears, try an overly warm to hot iron. You can sometimes get the aprts to seal together again this way., although the surface will still not be repaired as the underlying colour, black, will still be visible.

2-If you have serious damage, or if it is simply well worn, I am sorry to say that it cannot be repaired. You will have to remove it and replace it with something else.





If the concern is asphalt-based floor tiles, you might look around the house. Builders and installers usually leave behind a few extra tiles, with the intent that one or more may be needed in the future due to damage. They do this because colour matches are nearly impossible to do at later dates, mostly because manufacturers discontinue items after some time, but also because they use varying amounts of dye when making them, which creates differences known, logically, as dye-lot differences.

No spares found? If damage is not extensive, consider a new design for the floor. You might remove individual damaged tiles with a chisel, as well as some other tiles, and create a pattern that can be refilled with new tiles to suit your preference.

Answer 3

Asphalt tile is used extensively in commercial buildings. It is long wearing, pretty easy to lay, and is still widely available. If the HVAC installers are carefull, there should not be any damage to the floor that is not covered by the register. But, if you need to replace a tile or two, look around at any major floor covering dealer. You'll probably find a match.

Answer 4

My mum has ashpfelt flooring in her living room ( it's hopelessly useless )
It is usually repaired with..... Hot aspfelt ! (and a blowtorch) Maybe the best thing to do is... dig out gullies for your pipes, then fit trunking that can have a removable lid into the floor, then put removable flooring over that, so if your pipes burst, you dont need to dig them up again in future, just lift the flooring and open the lid on the trunking.

Answer 5

This is weird. I have never heard of asphalt flooring used in a residence, except for asphalt tile. If it is tile, you can simply scrape up any damaged sections and replace them individually, or you can get fancy and put down vinyl, wood of some kind, or carpeting. Replacement may be indicated if you cannot find a match for the old tile.

Answer 6

make sure your pipe are wrapped in a greased tape to protect them then go to wikes and buy a tin of bitumen tanking solution, paint this into the channels to form a damp proof membrain and fill the channel with a weak mixture of concrete. this meathod worked for me in the 70s and has,nt produced a leak yet.

Answer 7

why not save yourself money and trouble by surface fixing your pipe run and you benefit from heat loss into the rooms

Answer 8

sure you can, but you will probably have to lay down another surface i.e. wood paneling