Floor Screeding Dursley

Floor Screeding Dursley Gloucestershire (GL11): When you are upgrading your Dursley property with uneven or damaged floors, or maybe converting a basement or cellar into a useful living area, a competent floor screeding specialist will be able to help with your home improvements. A screed is used to generate a smooth floor surface on top of a concrete sub-base and provide a good base for you final flooring material. Floor screeding provides a durable, quality surface for almost any room.

FLOOR SCREEDING EXPERTS DURSLEY

A dependable floor screeding specialist in Dursley will have experience and knowledge to help you achieve a perfect floor in whichever shape or size of room you're renovating. They will be able to assess the project and verify the correct sort of screed you need and the best strategy for applying it.

The screeding specialist will also let you know if a structural engineer is required for your project, to identify any load requirements, point loadings and flex strength that your screed floor might require to conform with building regulations and British Standards.

Working with a qualified and skilled specialist will ensure you get the proper kind of screed for the room's allocated usage and get the optimum lifespan out of the resulting flooring. Picking the correct screeding materials and the best installation technique is critical if you want a durable and quality finish for your floor.

There are many screeding companies in and around Dursley so try to get multiple quotations for your project before choosing a company and know to what standard of finish is it for. The quotation may be based on what is called the SR, or Surface Regularity number. SR2 and SR3 might be less costly options, but the floor screeding finish might have errors and deviations, whilst SR1 guarantees a perfect quality of finish. This means you may have to fix any patches that may cause issues when laying your finished flooring material.

The regulations and guidelines set out in in the British Standards BS8204 have to be observed by all Dursley floor screeding companies and they should also be approved by the manufacturers of specialist screeding materials (Gypsol, Flowcrete, Cemfloor etc.) to demonstrate their competence and safe working practices. The training and assessment of a screeding company by a manufacturer is emphasised by the use of this accreditation scheme, and offers assurances of reliability and safe working practices on any project which involves their materials.

TYPES OF SCREED

Standard Screeds - This is perfect for standard residential usage and comprises a blend of sand and cement. The ratios involved are five parts sand to one part cement. Once laid this 5:1 ratio will dry at a rate of one millimetre each day.

Self-Levelling or Liquid Screeds - When a high standard of finish is required this blend of cement and latex is used to create SR1 level screed flooring. Typically used to finalise a poor substrate level or damaged floor to enable the laying of a brand new flooring surface, such as vinyl planks over it. Even with a thickness of just one millimetre, the latex polymers within the mixture provide a high strength screed for a wide range of uses.

Industrial and Heavy Duty Screed - Made for maximum strength and durability in areas where traffic is high or heavy loading on the floor base is needed.

Fibre Reinforced Screed - The favoured choice by professional installers for use in combination with under floor heating systems. This is due to the improved strength and protection against thermal cracking and shrinkage provided by the fibres within the screed mix. At approximately 1mm per day, it has a similar drying rate to standard floor screed.

Polymer Screeds - Provides a high level of strength with a lower thickness. Because of their different chemical compositions, these polymer screeds have varying curing times which can be verified by reading manufacturer's own product guidelines.

Advanced Drying and Fast Drying Screeds - If you have to move forward urgently with the work owing to time limitations, these screeds dry much quicker than standard screeds. Most of the fast or advanced drying screeds are fibre reinforced and are ideal for a wide variety of flooring projects where the speedier drying rate of three to seven millimetres is an advantage.

SCREEDING PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION

To make certain the screeding is of a good quality finish which is durable and hard wearing, time must be spent on fully preparing the area prior to any screed being poured. It's vital that any contaminants such as debris, oil, paint or grease is removed from the floor surface before pouring any screed, since these can affect the bonding capability that a quality screed requires.

If cleaning products were used it is important to remove any traces of soap, detergent etc, and allow the surface to dry naturally. At this point cracks need to be repaired as these can easily travel up through the newly laid screed and be reflected in the finished floor surface. During a site survey the screeding contractor will be able to see what preparations are required before starting to work on screeding the floor.

Before any screeding can be poured a damp proof membrane (DPM) must be put down to shield the screed and final flooring from dampness. The DPM is made out of thick polythene and various layers may be used to act as a moisture barrier for the screed.

An additional airtight barrier could be needed if your building is in an area that's known to be prone to radon gas. If radon gas occurs in large amounts then a full ventilation and extraction system might be needed under the screed which will extract any gases that are seeping in from the ground.

The final phase of the surface preparation process is the painting or spraying of a sealant or primer. Primers assist with the bonding process and are specialist applications according to the type of screed being applied. Owing to their specialist nature, only skilled screeders in Dursley should be entrusted with using them correctly, safely and through the use of bespoke equipment for this task.

Underfloor heating can now be laid out, installed and checked before the screed is poured. Insulation panels can be put in place and the cabling and heating pipes will be firmly mounted so there's no movement while the screed is poured. Warmth will be spread evenly across the floor in a skillfully installed underfloor heating system, and along with it being an effective method of heating, it is an ideal choice for most Dursley home restoration projects.

If you're not installing under floor heating the screed will now be prepared on site and laid. Your use of the room will help your screeding specialist on which type of floor screed is right for your requirements. After the application of the screed there's a minimum 24 hours (for quick drying screeds) before you're able to walk on the surface, and a seventy two hour minimum curing period before the laying of any flooring materials. If you're using heavy duty or standard screeds the curing time is increased and you must follow the manufacturer's guidelines in order to get the best finish to your floor.

Once the screed has hardened it can be quality checked to determine the SR level. The test involves the use of a 2 mtr straight edge laid on the surface and any deviations from true are calculated.

• SR1 - Deviations of 3 millimetres or less as measured over the entire floor area shows your screed to be of the finest quality and is classified as SR1.

• SR2 - If the floor surface has a deviation from the straight-edge of 5mm or less it is SR2 level and is the normal standard for industrial and commercial projects.

• SR3 - For other floors where the quality of finish is comparatively unimportant the SR3 is the specification and should have a maximum deviation measurement of 10mm or less.

There may also be a requirement for a structural engineer to do a soundness test. This assessment will ascertain the overall strength of the screed and the viability for its proposed use. An assessment called the "drop hammer test" is conducted at several areas on the screed layer and the results recorded. Any screed floor that's got load bearing requirements must be approved by a trained structural engineer respecting the BS8204 guidelines. (Tags: Floor Screeding Services Dursley, Floor Screed Dursley, Floor Screeding Dursley, Screeding Dursley).

Screeding services are available in Dursley and also in: Draycott, Gossington, Bowcott, Stinchcombe, Slimbridge, North Nibley, Lower Cam, Breadstone, Cam, Moorend, Woodmancote, Woodfield, Uley, Wootton under Edge, and in these postcodes GL11 4PT, GL11 4LF, GL11 4BU, GL11 4DF, GL11 4LQ, GL11 4NS, GL11 4PN, GL11 4HZ, GL11 4DE, and GL11 4NP. Local Dursley floor screeders will probably have the postcode GL11 and the phone code 01453. Checking this will confirm you access local floor screeding. Dursley homeowners are able to benefit from these and lots of other comparable services. If you need to obtain a quote for floor screeding services, you can do so by simply clicking on the "Quote" banner.

Skip Hire Dursley

With the majority of property revamps or home improvements in Dursley, a substantial amount of waste will be created, and therefore you'll want to make provision for this in the planning phase. Although generally speaking, floor screeding doesn't create a huge amount of waste, it does depend on the size of your project and the kind of surface that it is being laid on. If waste removal is not included in your job quote, you will have to make your own arrangements, as quite a few floor screeders do not have the facility to do this.

Hiring a skip is one of the simplest and most hassle-free ways to dispose of this waste. To suit your precise needs, you can choose between a multitude of skip sizes. Most skip hire providers in Dursley offer skip bags, mini-skips, midi-skips, builders skips and even roll-on roll-off skips for different residential and commercial applications.

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Floor Screeding Tools

• Spiked Roller
• Gloves
• Straight Edge
• Tape Measure
• Knee Protectors
• Floor Profile
• A Long Spirit Level
• Shovel
• Wheelbarrow
• Trowel
• Float

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Floor Screeding Near Dursley

Also find: Stinchcombe floor screeding, Draycott floor screeding, Woodmancote floor screeding, Lower Cam floor screeding, Breadstone floor screeding, Bowcott floor screeding, North Nibley floor screeding, Cam floor screeding, Woodfield floor screeding, Gossington floor screeding, Wootton under Edge floor screeding, Moorend floor screeding, Uley floor screeding, Slimbridge floor screeding and more. There are firms who do screeding in the majority of these localities. These competent professionals, by virtue of their expertise and skills, are capable of delivering top-quality flooring services. Whether it's for commercial or residential properties, they are well-versed in the art of screeding, ensuring that the work is executed to the highest possible standards. Local householders can get quotes by clicking here.

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