Self Compacting Concrete Screed Austerfield Doncaster This domestic extension in Doncaster required a structural screed. Self-compacting concrete provides a level floor without worrying if the concrete has been compacted correctly. It provides the perfect base for floor coverings. The white liquid on the surface of the concrete is a curing agent, which ensures that no [...]
Garage Screed With 1:60 Fall I'm Andy Parkin Managing Director of the Multi-Award Winning Speed Screed. Thank you very much for your question, Barry. Your question is: “We have an existing concrete slab in situ 180mm below the threshold level, so we need to raise the floor level at the door threshold by approximately 160mm. [...]
Skylark Homes Retonal Xtreme Lincoln Sky Lark Homes is a small building company based in Dunholme, near Lincoln. "We build individual new homes, paying attention to every detail, from initial design to our management company looking after any shared areas when projects are completed." The specification for this project was a "fast drying" screed. Retonal [...]
I need to increase my floor depth by 100mm I'm Andy Parkin Managing Director of the Multi-Award Winning Speed Screed. Thank you very much for your question, Ian. Your question is: “I have an existing concrete floor; the floor area is approximately 13 square meters. I need to increase the floor depth by 95 to [...]
Cemfloor Flowing Liquid Screed Edinburgh This domestic project in Edinburgh needed a thermally conductive screed to efficiently work with their new water underfloor heating system. Cemfloor Flowing Liquid Screed was the perfect product. The scope of the works was 80m2 x 50mm screed depth. Aggregate Industries supplied the Cemfloor Flowing Liquid Screed from their local [...]
Ask Andy "Floating Screed Over Insulation. What Is The Minimum Depth Allowed?" I'm Andy Parkin Managing Director of the Multi-Award Winning Speed Screed. Thank you very much for your question, Alex. Your question is: “If I do a floating screed over Celotex insulation, what is the minimum depth allowed?” Watch Andy's video to find out [...]
Ask Andy "Minimum Screed Depth Over Acoustic Insulation" I'm Andy Parkin Managing Director of the Multi-Award Winning Speed Screed. Thank you very much for your question, Alasdair. Your question is: “What would be the thinnest screed, fibre, reinforced or otherwise, that you would recommend for a flat interior to be cast over an acoustic isolation [...]
Ask Andy "Add 30mm Bonded Screed Over Liquid Dpm" I am Andy Parkin Managing Director of the Multi-Award Winning Speed Screed. Thank you very much for your question, Mary. Your question is: “I need a liquid radon DPM over an existing concrete slab of unknown thickness in a project in a three-level porch and WC [...]
Ask Andy "21mm Floor Zone To Lay Screed To Falls" I am Andy Parkin Managing Director of the Multi-Award Winning Speed Screed. Thank you very much for your question, Russ. Your question is: “I have a 21mm floor zone to lay screed to falls in an accessible shower room. The falls would be in the [...]
Ask Andy "Foot Traffic Screed Damage" I am Andy Parkin Managing Director of the Multi-Award Winning Speed Screed. Thank you very much for your question, Tim. Your question is: “Just had screed laid, and three-year-old has run across. What do I do?” Watch Andy's video to find out his answer: https://youtu.be/6vLsoC39ocU Foot Traffic Screed [...]
