Digging Up Concrete Floor. This is typically due to a chemical reaction between cement-based concrete and some types of hardcore which contain sulphate ie. For example Polypipes Suspended Floor System features insulation specifically designed to fit between supporting joists while the Modular Heating Panels solution is a system made up of pre-configured panels with 3cm of insulation already built in with the panels able to be simply connected and then installed between joists on site.
You can hammer all day at the center of a slabwhere the concrete is evenly supportedwith no appreciable effect. Hire a jack hammer to break up concrete. A few hundred dollars.
Concrete is strong but its also brittle.
In a home where the main drain is above the basement floor level or in a basement with no basement drain provisions you can still add a shower without breaking. One solution is to take up the tiles stone or parquet or timber and dig out the floor to a level that will allow for insulation a damp-proof membrane concrete and your new floor covering. This classic heavy-headed hammering tool is the traditional manual method of breaking up concrete. For example Polypipes Suspended Floor System features insulation specifically designed to fit between supporting joists while the Modular Heating Panels solution is a system made up of pre-configured panels with 3cm of insulation already built in with the panels able to be simply connected and then installed between joists on site.
