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Nov 2012

Smooth Over Any Floor With Self Levelling Floor Screed

Smooth Over Any Floor With Self Levelling Floor ScreedFloor screeding is the ideal way to get a perfectly level floor in a cost effective and efficient way. This articles looks at how this is achieved.
 A level floor is as important as strong foundations when it comes to commercial or residential buildings. There are many ways to achieve a good, level finish to a floor however; many are expensive, time consuming or both! The best way to get a perfectly level floor is by floorscreeding, this means laying down a material that can be worked by hand until a flat, smooth surface is achieved. Traditional floor screeding uses materials such as sand and cerement that when mixed with water form a screed that can be manipulated by well-trained screeders until a perfect finish is achieved. This type of screed is ideal for small surface areas such as residential buildings or small shops because it is highly affordable and can be completed by a small team in a single day. However, when the size of the floor is very large or a large volume of screed is required another type of product is needed in order to get a perfect finish.

This miracle screeding product is the liquid or self-levelling screed. The main benefit of levelling screeds is that they can be poured very quickly by small teams and do not require the same amount of labour in order to achieve a level surface. This type of screed is ideal for large industrial flooring solutions or for commercial buildings. As the screed is liquid it is able to flow into all of the corners of the floor area and also easily covers any uneven surfaces. This makes it an especially useful product to cover under floor heating pipes, a thin layer of screed allows the heat to radiate through while at the same time ensures the entire system is covered and protected from damage.

Unlike traditional screeds, liquid floor screeds have to be laid by professional personnel as the equipment that is used to pump the screed is highly sophisticated. Furthermore, although the screed does indeed self-level, it is vital that it is tampered in a certain way to ensure that materials do not separate or become suspended in the mix. Ultimately the need for the highly trained personnel ensures that the screed will be laid to budget, time and specification which will allow the building site to be functional for further craftsmen as quickly as possible.

Whatever your flooring needs, there is certain to be a type of screed that will be ideal for your project.