Earth floors – low impact flooring system

What are Earth Floors?

  • Also commonly called cob floors, poured adobe floors, rammed earth floors, clay floors or earthen floors.
  • An earth floor consists of a combination of clay, sand and fibre. We have developed a two coat system to suit most flooring needs.
  • The earth floor is poured wet, and finished with oil and wax, which gives a hard and waterproof finish. You can mop an earth floor once it is sealed.

Why are they so beneficial?

  • The earth floor is a very environmentally low impact solution to poured floors. It has a very low embodied carbon cost to produce.
  • They save you money on your heating and cooling bills. The earthen floor acts as a thermal battery in your house. This keeps your room cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
  • The finish coat can be pigmented to match your room and can be supplied in a range of finishes.
  • Earth floors are slightly softer than concrete floors, which gives improved room acoustics and can relieve joint pain.
  • Our earth floor mix can be installed on top of existing flooring systems, or directly on subsoil grade.

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Possible Buildups

It is possible to install an earth floor on many different subfloors. The three most common are: Directly onto your subsoil with insulation, onto an existing concrete or limecrete screed, or onto a suspended timber floor. Click to the images for more information or Contact Us to discuss your floor.

Pricing Your Earthen Floor

We can provide you with the complete solution, from grade upwards. Depending on the build-up you already have we can supply and install all materials.

All prices are based on a 50m2 floor and may vary. Please contact us for an exact quote.

If you wish to use your own subsoil please contact us to discuss pricing.

Topcoat

Suitable for going over existing subfloor. suitable subfloors include limecrete, concrete and well-secured timber floor with limited deflection.

  • 20mm pour of Earth floor mix -materials, delivery and labor
  • Oil, Buff and wax -materials and labor

£160pm2


Basecoat & Topcoat

Suitable for going on top of underfloor heating pipes. Base pour provides thermal mass to store heat.

  • 130mm Pour of Base Coat Earth floor mix – materials, delivery and labor
  • 20mm pour of top coat earth floor mix – materials, delivery and labor
  • Oil, Buff and Wax – materials and labor

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Insulation, Basecoat & Topcoat

Suitable for buildup from grade subsoil. Foamglas insulation provides a moisture break and is an inert, recycled product.

  • 300mm foamglas insulation – materials, delivery and labor
  • 130mm Pour of Basecoat earth floor mix – materials, delivery and labor
  • 20mm pour of Topcoat earth floor mix – materials, delivery and labor
  • Oil, Buff and Wax – materials and labor

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Contact

We are based in the South West of the UK, but travel the length and breadth of the country installing stunning earthen floors. If you would like to contact us about a job, or just have a question about earthen floors, please use the form below.