Floor Screeding Norwich

Floor Screeding Norwich Norfolk (NR1): When you're restoring your Norwich home with damaged or uneven floors, or perhaps converting a basement or cellar into a useful living area, an established floor screeding specialist will be able to help with your home improvements. Floor screeding delivers a smooth, level finish to a coarse sub-base floor, and allows you to lay a suitable flooring material, (boards, carpets, tiles etc) over the top of it. The screeding is a vital process to guarantee a durable and quality finish to the entire floor structure.

FLOOR SCREEDING CONTRACTORS NORWICH

It doesn't matter how small or large the area you require to be levelled, a certified screeding specialist in Norwich will have the appropriate equipment, knowledge and skills to provide you with an outstanding level of service. After assessing your project they'll give you advice about the perfect choice of screeding and which strategy for applying it is most suited to your circumstances.

A professional screeding specialist will also let you know if a structural engineer is needed for your project, to check on load bearing, flex strength and point loadings that your flooring might need to conform with current building regulations and British Standards.

A skilled and qualified work force is necessary for a successful outcome and will extend your floor's lifespan by making use of the right sort of screed for the proposed purpose of your room. There are many different kinds of floor screed and choosing the right mix and installation technique is vital if you are to create a quality floor that is both fit for purpose and hard-wearing.

Before deciding on a screeding company from those based in the Norwich area, ask to what standard of finish they are basing their estimate, and also ensure you get two or three quotes. The quote may be based on what's known as the SR, or Surface Regularity calculation. Each of the three SR levels provide different standards of finish, with SR1 offering the highest quality, with the least amount of deviation over the surface area. This means you might have to rectify any areas that might cause issues when laying your finished flooring material.

The guidelines and regulations set out in in the British Standards BS8204 must be observed by any Norwich floor screeding contractor and they must also be accredited by the manufacturers of specialist screeding materials (Cemfloor, Gypsol, Flowcrete etc.) to confirm their safe working practices and competence. This accreditation scheme demonstrates a contractor's ability and training in the use of a manufacturer's product.

TYPES OF SCREED

Standard Screeds - Used in domestic projects where the combination of sand and cement is okay for basic floor traffic usage. Five parts sand to one part cement is the typical mix for standard screeds. This five to one ratio standard flooring screed will set hard at a rate of 1mm per day after laying.

Self-Levelling or Liquid Screeds - A latex and cement material which can achieve the highest standard of finish to SR1 levels. This self-levelling compound provides a clean and level surface over a rough substrate or damaged floor to allow all flooring materials to be laid. Even with a depth of 1mm, the latex polymers within the mixture provide a high strength screed for a wide range of uses.

Industrial and Heavy Duty Screed - Where levels of traffic are expected to be high or heavy loading on the floor is required, heavy duty screeds allow for maximum durability and strength.

Fibre Reinforced Screed - Mostly used with under floor heating and is the advised choice in these projects. The greater strength and flex provided by the fibres within the screed mix help protect the floor from thermal cracking and shrinkage. It dries out at an identical rate to a standard screed, at about one millimetre per day.

Polymer Screeds - When a lower thickness of floor is needed due to construction requirements, a polymer screed offers an extremely high strength solution to the situation. Polymer screeds are made by a number of manufacturers and due to their different chemical compositions have distinct curing times for each product.

Advanced Drying and Fast Drying Screeds - If you need to use the floor as quickly as possible a fast drying screed may be used. Most of the fast or advanced drying screeds are of the fibre reinforced kind and are appropriate for a whole host of flooring projects where the swifter drying rate of 3-7mm/day is a welcome advantage.

SCREEDING PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION

Preparation is essential for a high quality screed surface that will be durable and hard wearing. It's vital that all contaminants such as oil, paint, grease or debris is eliminated from the base before pouring any screed, since these can affect the adhesion process that a quality screed demands.

Any cleaning chemicals that are used during this process shouldn't leave any residues, and the floor surface must be allowed to dry by itself naturally. At this stage cracks need to be repaired because these can easily travel up through the newly laid screed and be visible in the completed floor surface. An on-site survey will allow your Norwich screeding specialist to take note of this preparation work and tackle it before starting to pour the screeding.

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

If your property is located in a place where radon gas is found an additional barrier layer is needed to stop radon gas from entering. This can be as simple as an airtight membrane, or in more serious cases a ventilation and extraction system will be installed under the screed to take away any influx of radon gas from ground level.

The final phase of surface preparation is the painting or spraying of a sealant or primer. These sealers and primers will make sure that the screed bonds successfully to the base surface and help produce a top quality finished floor. These substances require certified tradesmen to apply them in the right proportions by using airless sprays and other tailor-made equipment.

Before the screeding is laid, any underfloor heating (if required) will now set out and installed. Insulation panels will be positioned and the heating pipes and cables will be firmly attached so there's no movement while the screed is poured. Warmth will be evenly spread across the floor in a properly fitted underfloor heating system, and with it being an effective choice of heating, it is an excellent choice for the majority of Norwich home restoration projects.

The screed can now be prepared in situ and poured onto the floor base. Your intended use of the room will assist your screeding company on what sort of screed is appropriate for your requirements. Don't forget that even quick drying and advanced screeds have a minimum of twenty four hours before you can walk over any laid surface and at least three days before any floor coverings can be laid. This timescale is longer for heavy duty and standard screeds and the manufacture's guidelines should be followed to the letter to achieve the best finish and longevity of the floor.

The SR standard of your screeding can be verified once it has hardened sufficiently to be walked on. Using a 2 metre straight-edge the floor surface is examined for any dips, ridges and deviations in the surface of the screed.

• SR1 - Over the entire area, if there aren't any disparities of more than 3mm from the straight-edge, then you have a top quality SR1 level surface.

• SR2 - The normal standard flooring in commercial and industrial builds is classed as SR2 and has a maximum deviation of five millimetres across the entire screeded floor.

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

If you need to check the screeded floor for load bearing, a qualified structural engineer is needed to conduct the testing. Using specialist equipment the engineer will ascertain the screeded surface strength and viability of use in a load bearing setting. This will include what is known as a "drop hammer test" which records specific data on the strength and flexibility of the screed. The specialist testing and measurement tools involved mean that this can only be conducted by a certified structural engineer respecting the guidelines of BS8204. (Tags: Floor Screeding Services Norwich, Floor Screed Norwich, Floor Screeding Norwich, Screeding Norwich).

Screeding services are available in Norwich and also in nearby places like: Marlingford, Earlham, Trowse Newton, Bawburgh, Great Plumstead, Lakenham, Ringland, Bixley, Intwood, Heigham Grove, Salhouse, Mt Pleasant, Little Melton, Rackheath, Thorpe Hamlet, Eaton, Postwick, and in these postcodes NR1 1UA, NR1 1RF, NR1 1HQ, NR1 1QD, NR1 1RH, NR1 1UD, NR1 1PT, NR1 1TH, NR1 1SX, and NR1 1HB. Local Norwich floor screeders will probably have the telephone code 01603 and the postcode NR1. Checking this out can guarantee you access local floor screeding. Norwich homeowners are able to utilise these and many other comparable services. Just click the "Quote" banner to get estimates for floor screeding.

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