Floor Screeding Dundee

Floor Screeding Dundee Scotland (DD1): If you are looking to install under floor heating, are restoring a property or basement or have an uneven or damaged floor in your Dundee home, it is a good time to consider hiring a professional floor screeding company. A screed is used to create a smooth floor surface on top of a rough concrete sub-base and provide a solid foundation for your choice of top flooring material. If you want your floors to last a long time then a floor screed is the most important factor in any renovation or building task.

FLOOR SCREEDING EXPERTS DUNDEE

A professional floor screeding company in Dundee will have know-how and experience to help you achieve a perfect floor in whichever shape or size of room you're working on. After evaluating your project they will advise you about the optimal choice of screed and which strategy for laying it is most suitable for your situation.

They'll in addition assess if a structural engineer is necessary to make certain that any flex strength, point loadings and load requirements are met in accordance with building and construction regulations.

The skills and training that a certified screeding technician brings to your project will guarantee a high quality outcome and help to lengthen the lifespan of your floors. Selecting the right screeding materials and the method of installation is crucial if you want to finish up with a quality and durable finish for your floor.

Ensure you get 2 or 3 quotations for your Dundee based screeding project and also ask to what standard you're getting a quote. The Surface Regularity (SR) finish is the number to look for when reviewing an estimate from Dundee floor screeding contractors. Each of the 3 SR levels provide different qualities of finish, with SR1 being the best, with the lowest amount of deviation over the area of the floor. Any error in the final screeding may cause problems in laying flooring because of indentations, flat spots, ridges in the surface.

British Standards BS8204 lays down the guidelines and regulations that all Dundee screeding installers are required to follow, and if applying specialist screeding solutions, (Gypsol, Flowcrete, Cemfloor etc), they should be certified by the manufacturers as being skilled and trained in their use. A company holding such accreditation proves that they've been trained and assessed in using these screeding products and can deliver a high quality standard in all areas of their installation.

TYPES OF SCREED

Standard Screeds - Used in domestic flooring projects where the combination of sand and cement is perfectly acceptable for basic footfall usage. The standard screed is a mixture of 5 parts sand to one cement. After being laid a standard flooring screed mix dries out at a rate of 1mm/day.

Self-Levelling or Liquid Screeds - When a high standard of finish is necessary this compound of cement and latex is used to achieve SR1 level screeding. Mainly used to finish off a damaged floor or poor substrate level in order to lay a new flooring surface, like vinyl planks over the top of it. The liquid screed can be poured to a depth of just 1mm, but still provides a high strength base for a wide range of flooring finishes.

Fast Drying and Advanced Drying Screeds - If you need to use the floor as quickly as possible a fast drying screed might be a good choice. Drying out at a rate of 3-7mm/day, depending on the mix, they're usually a fibre reinforced kind of screed and are great for flooring projects which have tight deadlines.

Polymer Screeds - When a reduced thickness of floor is required due to building factors, a polymer screed offers an extremely high strength resolution to the problem. Because of their different chemical compositions, polymer screeds have varying setting times which can be verified by studying manufacturer's own product guidelines.

Fibre Reinforced Screed - Used mostly with underfloor heating systems and is the suggested option in these projects. The increased strength and flex provided by the special fibres in the screed mix help protect the flooring from thermal shrinkage and cracking. At about one millimetre per day, it has an identical setting rate to standard floor screed.

Industrial and Heavy Duty Screed - A screed designed for heavy traffic and high load areas where the maximum possible strength and durability is necessary.

SCREEDING PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION

Screeding installers will have to carefully prepare the area prior to any other work in order to ensure a hard wearing and quality screed flooring. Any oil, paint, debris and grease on the existing floor surface can adversely affect the bonding of the screed, and must be eliminated.

Any cleansing chemicals which are used during this stage shouldn't leave any residues, and the floor base must be allowed to dry out naturally. If screeding over a stone or cement floor any cracks should be mended to stop them from "travelling" through a screed layer and resulting in deviations on the final surface. A reliable Dundee screeding company will take note of these aspects during a on-site survey and make sure that all preparations are finished before applying the next steps in the floor screeding process.

A damp proof membrane (DPM) will be installed after the preparation work has been done to prevent ground moisture affecting the screeding and floor materials. There might be 2 or 3 layers of varying thickness polythene to act as barriers between the screed and the insulation layer.

An additional air-tight barrier might be required if your property is in a location that's known to be susceptible to radon gas emissions. An air-tight membrane could be enough in areas with relatively low emissions of radon, but in more serious cases there may have to be a more complicated extraction and ventilation system to take away any ground penetrating radon.

The final stage of surface preparation is the painting or spraying of a sealer or primer. These sealers and primers will guarantee the screed bonds properly to the base surface and help create a good quality finished floor. On account of their special nature, only skilled screeding specialists in Dundee are capable of using them correctly, safely and using equipment that's made for this task.

If you are installing underfloor heating, this is the time that it will need to be correctly laid out and installed. Insulation panels can be positioned and the cabling and heating pipes will be firmly mounted so that there is no movement whilst the screed is poured. Underfloor heating is one of the most effective ways to heat a room and a properly installed system will give an even warmth across the floor area.

The screeding can now be prepared on site and spread onto the floor base. Your intended use of the room will help the screeding contractor on which type of screed is perfect for your requirements. For advanced and quick drying screeds there will be at least 24 hours delay before it is able to be walked over, and a further 72 hours minimum before you are able to lay any flooring materials. If you are hoping to end up with a nicely finished and long-lasting floor surface you should follow the manufacturer's guidelines with regard to heavy duty and standard screeds where this waiting period will be increased.

The SR level of your screed can be checked once it's set enough to be walked upon. The standard SR test involves the use of a two metre straight edge to check for any deviations in the screed surface.

• SR1 - SR1 is the best standard and allows just three millimetres of deviation from the straight-edge.

• SR2 - The normal standard flooring in industrial and commercial builds is classed as SR2 and has a maximum deviation of 5mm across the whole floor.

• SR3 - If the deviation around the room is 10 millimetres or less the quality of the screeding is categorised as SR3 and is the standard required for utility and garage areas.

There might also be a requirement for a structural engineer to do a soundness test. The testing will ensure your new screeding is suitable for the load point requirements set down in the site survey. A "drop hammer test" is carried out at various areas on the screed layer and the outcomes documented. Any screeding that has point load requirements must be sanctioned by a fully qualified structural engineer observing the British Standards BS8204 guidelines. (Tags: Floor Screeding Dundee, Floor Screeding Services Dundee, Floor Screed Dundee, Screeding Dundee).

Floor screeding services are available in Dundee and also nearby in: Marketgait, Craigie, Monifieth, Baldovie, Invergowrie, Baldovan, Barnhill, Kingoodie, West Ferry, Bridgefoot, Ballumbie, Trottick, Downfield, Broughty Ferry, Birkhill, Longforgan, and in these postcodes DD1 1PA, DD1 1PD, DD1 1QR, DD1 1PE, DD1 2NL, DD1 1JQ, DD1 1LD, DD1 1SS, DD1 1EJ, and DD1 1EF. Locally based Dundee floor screeders will likely have the dialling code 01382 and the postcode DD1. Checking this should ensure you're accessing local screeding. Dundee property owners are able to utilise these and lots of other comparable services. To get screeding quotations, simply click the "Quote" banner.

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The Tools You Will Need For Floor Screeding

• Gloves
• A Long Spirit Level
• Trowel
• Spade
• Straight Edge
• Buckets
• Float
• Measure
• Floor Profile
• Spiked Roller
• Knee Protection

Floor Screeding Near Dundee

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