Floor Screeding Wath-upon-Dearne

Wath-upon-Dearne Screeding & Floor Levelling Services

Floor Screeding Wath-upon-Dearne South Yorkshire (S63): If you have an uneven or damaged floor, are planning to install under floor heating or are restoring a property or basement in your Wath-upon-Dearne home, it is the perfect time to consider hiring a floor screeding professional. A screed is used to create a smooth floor over a concrete sub-base and give a firm base for you final flooring material. Floor screeding can provide a durable, quality floor surface for almost any room.

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It doesn't matter how large or small the area you need to be levelled, a professional floor screeding company in Wath-upon-Dearne will have the necessary equipment, skills and knowledge to offer you an excellent standard of service. After analyzing your project they will give you advice on the optimal choice of screed and which strategy for applying it is most suitable for your situation.

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They will additionally assess if a structural engineer is needed to make certain any load requirements, flex strength and point loadings are met as outlined by the building regulations.

Working with a skilled and qualified specialist will guarantee that you use the correct form of screed for the room's intended usage and get the maximum lifespan out of the resulting floor. Selecting the right screeding materials and the best installation technique is vital if you want to end up with a quality and durable finish for your floor.

Before deciding upon a screeding contractor from the many operating in the Wath-upon-Dearne area, ask to what standard of finish they are basing their quotation, and also make sure you get two or three quotations. The SR (Surface Regularity) finish is the figure to watch out for when reviewing an estimate from your Wath-upon-Dearne screeding contractor. SR1 is the best quality, and while SR2 and SR3 might be more cost-effective initially, they don't guarantee a totally flat or even surface. Any imperfections in the screeding (as might occur with SR2 or SR3) can cause issues with laying flooring because of indentations, flat spots, ridges in the surface.

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British Standards BS8204 sets down the guidelines and regulations that all Wath-upon-Dearne screeding installers must follow, and if working with specialist screeding solutions, (Cemfloor, Flowcrete, Gypsol etc), they should be certified by the manufacturers as being skilled and trained in their use. The training and testing of a floor screeding company by a manufacturer is highlighted through the accreditation scheme, and gives assurances of safe working practices and reliability on any project involving their materials.

For larger screeding projects in schools, shopping centres, hospitals, pubs, warehouses and factories, skilled Wath-upon-Dearne commercial screeders will be required.

TYPES OF SCREED

Standard Screeds - A combination of sand and cement which is perfect for standard residential use. The ratios involved in standard screeds are 5 parts sand to 1 part cement. After being laid a standard screed dries out at a rate of just 1mm/day.

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Fibre Reinforced Screed - The favoured option where under floor heating is being installed in domestic homes in Wath-upon-Dearne. The fibres in the screed improve overall strength and durability whilst also safeguarding against thermal cracking and shrinkage. At about one millimetre per day, it has a similar curing rate to standard floor screed.

Liquid or Self-Levelling Screeds - A cement and latex mixture which can produce the highest standard SR1 finish. This is mostly needed to provide a high quality floor over the top of a poor quality or damaged substrate and results in a surface onto which all sorts of flooring materials can be laid. The liquid screed can be laid to a depth of just 1mm, but still provides a strong surface to take a selection of flooring materials.

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

Advanced Drying and Fast Drying Screeds - As the name would suggest, these screeds dry rapidly and allow you to use the floor area much faster. Drying out at a rate of 3-7mm/day, depending on the mixture, they are normally a fibre reinforced kind of screed and are perfect for flooring projects that have tight deadlines.

Polymer Screeds - Provides a high level of strength with a lower thickness. Maker's guidelines for drying times differ across the various product ranges.

SCREEDING PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION

Screeding installers will need to fully prepare the area before proceeding with any other work in order to guarantee a high quality and hard wearing screed flooring. It's crucial that any contaminants such as oil, loose debris, grease or paint is eradicated from the floor before pouring any screed, since these can affect the bonding process that a quality floor screed needs.

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If cleansing products have been used it is essential to remove any remnants of detergent, soap etc, and allow the floor surface to dry naturally. If screeding over a stone or cement floor all cracks should be mended to prevent them from "travelling" up through your screed layer and resulting in imperfections on the final floor surface. During an on-site survey your Wath-upon-Dearne screeding company will notice what preparations are required before starting to work on the screeding.

A damp proof membrane (DPM) will be put down once the preparation work has been finished to prevent ground moisture getting into the screed and floor materials. Different gauges of special polythene might be used as a DPM and also serve as a barrier for the screed and any insulation panels.

A further air-tight barrier could be necessary if your home is in an area that's regarded as susceptible to radon gas. An airtight membrane might be enough in locations with low radon emissions, but in more serious situations there might have to be a more complex extraction system to block any ground penetrating radon gas.

As soon as these steps have been taken the screeding company will apply a primer or sealant to the prepared base surface. These sealers and primers will make certain that the screed bonds properly to the base surface and help achieve a high quality finished floor. Due to their special nature, only experienced screeding contractors in Wath-upon-Dearne should be entrusted with using them correctly, safely and through the use of equipment that's made for the task.

If you're installing under floor heating, now is the time that it will need to be correctly set out and installed. The cables and heating pipes are firmly mounted on insulation panels to prevent any movement and make sure they are laid in the correct position. When skillfully installed an under floor heating system is an excellent way to warm up a room and high quality screed will retain its heat, generating an even level of warmth across the floor.

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If you're not putting in underfloor heating the screed can now be prepared in situ and poured. Your screeding specialist will have given you advice on which screed type is suitable for your requirements, according to your intended use of the room. For quick drying and advanced screeds there'll be at least a twenty four hour delay before it is able to be walked on, and a further 3 days minimum before you can install any flooring materials. If you are hoping to wind up with a properly finished and long-lasting floor surface you should follow the manufacturer's guidelines with regards to standard and heavy duty screeds where this waiting period will be increased.

The SR level of your screed can be checked once it has hardened enough to be stepped onto. The basic SR test uses a 2 mtr long straight-edge to check for any deviations in the floor surface.

  • SR1 - SR1 is the highest specification and allows just 3mm of deviation from the straight-edge.
  • SR2 - SR2 is for normal standard floors in commercial and industrial projects and can deviate from the straight-edge by up to 5 millimetres.
  • SR3 - If the deviation is 10 millimetres or less the screeding quality is classified as SR3 and is highly suitable for garage and utility areas.

If your screeding has been installed with specific loading in mind then a structural engineer is going to be needed to carry out the tests. Using specialist equipment the engineer will ascertain the screeding strength and its suitability for use in a load bearing environment. An assessment called the "drop hammer test" will be conducted at several areas on the screed layer and the outcomes recorded. Only qualified structural engineers observing the British Standards BS8204 guidelines are permitted to carry out these testing and sign off on the structural safety of the screeding. (Tags: Floor Screeding Wath-upon-Dearne, Floor Screed Wath-upon-Dearne, Floor Screeding Services Wath-upon-Dearne, Screeding Wath-upon-Dearne).


Floor screeding services are available in Wath-upon-Dearne and also in nearby places like: Wentworth, Rawmarsh, Thrybergh, Swinton, Adwick-upon-Dearne, Brampton Bierlow, Kilnhurst, Elsecar, Parkgate, Old Denaby, Bolton-upon-Dearne, Hemingfield, and in these postcodes S63 6AY, S63 6HY, S63 3EP, S63 6LD, S63 6EZ, S63 6AR, S63 6JY, S63 6AF, S63 3BW, S62 5YP. Locally based Wath-upon-Dearne floor screeders will probably have the postcode S63 and the dialling code 01709. Verifying this can ensure that you're accessing local floor screeding. Wath-upon-Dearne home and business owners will be able to benefit from these and lots of other comparable services.

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Latex Floor Screed Wath-upon-Dearne

When a degree of flexibility is required in a floor's surface you might find that the application of a latex screed will be best. Latex screeds normally comprise 2 parts - a cementitious powder and a latex liquid additive. Latex screeds are more flexible and quicker drying than other types of screed, because the water that is normally used is substituted with the liquid latex.

This latex product is used for levelling-out sub-floors in advance of the laying of the final decorative covering. Providing a smooth and resilient surface that is perfect for the application of adhesives, this is is suitable for use on sub-floors of wood, sand/cement, asphalt, concrete and stone tiles. If your subfloor has a bit of movement in it, this type of latex screeding will still produce a flexible, crack-free finish, on which your final floor coverings can sit.

When installing a "floating" screed, for instance when an unbonded screed is being laid over a membrane of either thermal or acoustic insulation, screed thicknesses of 50-65mm may be needed, and latex flooring screeds aren't suited to this purpose. (Tags: Latex Screeding Wath-upon-Dearne, Latex Floor Screed Wath-upon-Dearne, Latex Screed Wath-upon-Dearne, Latex Screeds Wath-upon-Dearne).

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