Floor Screeding Llantrisant

Floor Screeding Llantrisant Wales (CF72): When you are renovating your Llantrisant home that has damaged or uneven floors, or maybe converting a basement or cellar to functional living space, a professional floor screeding specialist can offer you a firm starting point. Floor screeding gives a smooth, level finish to a coarse sub-base, and enables you to lay a suitable flooring material, (carpets, tiles, boards etc) on top of it. To guarantee a high quality and durable finish to the entire floor structure, screed is an important component.

FLOOR SCREEDING CONTRACTORS LLANTRISANT

Providing an excellent level of service, a certified screeding contractor in Llantrisant will have the necessary skills, know-how and equipment, regardless how small or large the area is that you need levelling. They'll assess your project and verify the appropriate sort of screed you need and the best technique for applying it.

Your screeding company will also inform you if a structural engineer is necessary for your project, to check on load bearing, flex strength and point loadings that your screed floor might require to conform with British Standards and building regulations.

Qualified and skilled tradespeople are essential to a successful outcome and will extend the life of your floor through the use of the correct sort of screed for the proposed purpose of your room. Selecting the correct screeding materials and the method of installation is vital if you want to end up with a durable and quality finish for your floor surface.

There are many screeding specialists in and around Llantrisant so if possible get multiple estimates for your screeding project before choosing a company and know to what standard of finish is it for. The SR (Surface Regularity) finish is the number to look for when receiving a quote from your Llantrisant screeding contractor. SR1 is the best standard, and whilst SR2 and SR3 might be less expensive at first glance, they do not guarantee a perfectly flat or even surface. Any errors or imperfections in the screeding (as might occur with SR2 or SR3) may cause issues with laying flooring due to ridges, flat spots, indentations in the surface.

British Standards BS8204 sets down the regulations and guidelines that all Llantrisant screeding contractors must follow, and if applying specialist screeding solutions, (Cemfloor, Gypsol, Flowcrete etc), they ought to be approved by the manufacturers as being skilled and trained in their use. A company holding such accreditations proves that they have been trained and assessed in the use of these screeding products and can provide a high quality service in all areas of their installation.

TYPES OF SCREED

Standard Screeds - A combination of sand and cement which is acceptable for everyday residential use. The ratios involved are 5 parts sand to 1 part cement. The standard flooring screed will dry at a rate of 1mm thickness per day.

Fibre Reinforced Screed - The favoured option where underfloor heating is being installed in domestic properties in Llantrisant. The increased flex and strength offered by the special fibres in the screed help protect the flooring from shrinkage and cracking due to heat. The screed will set hard at a rate of roughly 1mm/day.

Industrial and Heavy Duty Screed - A screed that's designed for high load and heavy traffic areas where the maximum possible durability and strength is very important.

Polymer Screeds - Provides a high level of strength with a minimal thickness. The curing times for these vary according to proprietary product guidelines.

Fast Drying and Advanced Drying Screeds - If there's a need to use the area in question ASAP a fast drying screed can be utilised. Drying at a rate of 3-7mm/day, subject to the specialised mix, they are normally a fibre reinforced screed and are suitable for flooring projects which have tight deadlines.

Liquid or Self-Levelling Screeds - Used to produce the highest quality of finish, especially in SR1 levels of screeding, by a cement and latex material. This self-levelling compound provides a smooth and level surface over a rough substrate or damaged floor to allow all sorts of flooring materials to be laid. This liquid screed can be laid to a thickness of only 1mm, but will still provide a high strength surface for a wide variety of flooring materials.

SCREEDING PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION

Preparation is vital for a top quality screed surface that will be durable and hard wearing. The existing floor surface should be cleaned to eradicate any grease, oil, debris and paint which can affect the adhesion of the screeding.

If cleansing products were used it is important to remove any traces of soap etc, and leave the surface to dry naturally. If screeding over a stone or cement floor all cracks should be mended to prevent them from "travelling" through your screed layer and resulting in imperfections on the final floor surface. A site survey will enable your Llantrisant screeding installer to identify these preparation areas and complete them before beginning to apply the screed layer.

To shield the flooring materials and screed layer from dampness rising up through the ground, a damp proof membrane (DPM) will have to be installed. There might be 2 or 3 layers of varying thicknesses of polythene to act as barriers between the screed and the insulation layer.

If your property is located in a place where radon is found a supplementary barrier layer is needed to stop radon gas from entering. This could be as simple as an air-tight membrane, or in more serious instances a ventilation system is installed under the screed to draw out any inflow of radon gas from the ground.

Once these stages have been completed the screeding company will apply a sealer or primer to the prepared floor base. A primer assists in the screed to bond to the base and membranes and different varieties exist based on which kind of screed is being used. These materials require professional tradesmen to apply them in the correct ratios by using bespoke equipment, such as airless sprays.

Before the screeding is laid, any under floor heating (if required) will now be laid out. The underfloor heating system is laid out in the correct pattern and mounted firmly on insulation panels to prevent any movement in the course of the screed application. When professionally installed an under floor heating system is an effective way to warm up a room and decent quality screeding will retain its heat, creating an even level of warmth right across the floor surface.

If you aren't installing underfloor heating the screed will now be mixed and prepared on site and laid. Your intended use of the room will help the screeding specialist on which kind of floor screed is ideal for your requirements. For quick drying and advanced screeds there will be at least twenty four hours delay before it is able to be walked over, and a further 72 hours minimum before any flooring material can be applied. This period is increased for heavy duty and standard screeds and the manufacture's instructions should be followed to the letter to accomplish the optimum finish and durability of the floor.

You can assess the SR level of the finished screed once it's set enough to walk on. The basic SR test uses a 2 metre straight edge to check for any deviations in the screed surface.

• SR1 - SR1 is the highest level and allows only 3 millimetres of disparity from the straight-edge.

• SR2 - SR2 is for normal standard floors in industrial and commercial projects and can deviate from the straight-edge by as much as 5 millimetres.

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

If you need to check the screeded floor for load bearing, a structural engineer is needed to perform the testing. This test will determine the strength of the screed surface and its viability for the proposed use. This will include a drop hammer test which assesses various aspects of the strength and flexibility of the screed. Only trained structural engineers applying the British Standards BS8204 guidelines are permitted to conduct such testing and sign off on the structural integrity of screed flooring. (Tags: Floor Screed Llantrisant, Floor Screeding Llantrisant, Floor Screeding Services Llantrisant, Screeding Llantrisant).

Floor screeding services are available in Llantrisant and also in: Creigiau, Llantwit Fardre, Brynsadler, Mwyndy, Beddau, Pentyrch, Efail Isaf, Ynysmaerdy, Brynna, Llanharan, Llanharry, Miskin, Groes-faen, Talbot Green, Cross Inn, Pontyclun, and in these postcodes CF72 8EZ, CF72 8ED, CF72 8DW, CF72 8QP, CF72 8HB, CF72 8GA, CF72 8QJ, CF72 8BY, CF72 8EH, CF72 8BU. Local Llantrisant floor screeders will most likely have the postcode CF72 and the phone code 01443. Checking this out can confirm that you access locally based floor screeding. Llantrisant homeowners will be able to utilise these and numerous other similar services.

Latex Floor Screed Llantrisant

It may be an advantage to use a latex floor screed when a certain degree of flexibility is required in a floor's surface. Latex floor screeds normally comprise 2 parts - a cementitious powder and a liquid latex component. The liquid latex part replaces the water which would typically be used in a screed mix, and is much more flexible and quicker drying than standard screeds.

This latex screed compound is used to level-out a sub-floor before the final decorative surface is laid. This screeding is appropriate for sub-floors made from wood, stone tiles, concrete, asphalt or sand/cement, is perfect for the application of adhesives and gives a smooth and resilient surface. Even if there happens to be a bit of movement on your subfloor, this type of latex floor screed will give you a crack-free, flexible finish.

With "floating" screeds, for instance when a screed is being laid on top of a layer of either thermal or acoustic insulation, latex floor screeds won't be appropriate. Floating screeds with a thickness of 50-65mm are generally used over underfloor heating. (Tags: Latex Floor Screed Llantrisant, Latex Screed Llantrisant, Latex Screeding Llantrisant, Latex Screeds Llantrisant).

Tools Required by a Floor Screeder

• Float
• Straight Edge
• Trowel
• Floor Profile
• Gloves
• Wheelbarrow
• Spirit Level
• Tape Measure
• Knee Protection
• Shovel
• Humidity Tester

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Floor Screeding Near Llantrisant

Also find: Efail Isaf screeding, Mwyndy screeding, Creigiau screeding, Llanharry screeding, Cross Inn screeding, Pentyrch screeding, Talbot Green screeding, Beddau screeding, Miskin screeding, Groes-faen screeding, Brynsadler screeding, Llanharan screeding, Llantwit Fardre screeding, Brynna screeding, Ynysmaerdy screeding, Pontyclun screeding services and more. The majority of these locations are serviced by companies who do screeding. Llantrisant residents can get floor screeding quotes by going here.

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