Floor Screeding Westhill

Floor Screeding Westhill Scotland (AB32): When you're restoring your Westhill home with damaged or uneven floors, or maybe converting a cellar or basement to useful living space, a professional floor screeding company will be able to help with your home improvements. To provide you with a firm foundation for you final flooring material, screeding is used to produce a smooth floor surface over a concrete sub-base. Floor screeding will provide a high quality and durable finish for any room.

FLOOR SCREEDING COMPANIES WESTHILL

A professional screeding contractor in Westhill will have all the experience and knowledge to help you achieve a perfect floor in whichever shape or size of room you're renovating. They'll be able to advise you on the right sort of screed your project requires, and how best to apply and install it.

They'll in addition assess if a structural engineer is needed to make certain any point loadings, load bearing and flex strength are met as set out in the building regulations.

The training and skills that a certified screeding technician brings to your project should guarantee a high quality end result and help to lengthen the life of your floors. The correct mix of screed and the methods used in laying it are also critical to ensure the final durability of your floor.

Make sure you get more than one price quote for your Westhill floor screeding project and also ask what standard of finish each quote is for. The quotation could be based on what's known as the SR, or Surface Regularity figure. SR1 is the highest quality, and while SR2 and SR3 might be less costly initially, they don't guarantee a totally flat or even surface. Any error in the screeding can cause problems in laying flooring owing to indentations, ridges, flat spots in the floor surface.

British Standards BS8204 lays out the guidelines and regulations that all Westhill screeding contractors is obliged to follow, and if applying specialist screeding solutions, (Cemfloor, Flowcrete, Gypsol etc), they ought to be certified by the manufacturers as being skilled and trained in their use. The assessment and training of a screeding company by such manufacturers is underlined through the accreditation scheme, and guarantees reliability and safe working practices on any project which involves their materials.

TYPES OF SCREED

Standard Screeds - Used in domestic flooring projects where the blend of sand and cement is acceptable for normal footfall use. The standard screed is a mix of 5 parts sand to 1 of cement. The standard screed dries at a rate of one millimetre thickness each day.

Fibre Reinforced Screed - Used mostly with underfloor heating and is the recommended option in such projects. The improved flex and strength offered by the special fibres in the screed mix help protect the resulting floor from thermal cracking and shrinkage. It dries out at an identical rate to a standard screed, at about 1mm per day.

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

Liquid or Self-Levelling Screeds - When a high standard of finish is needed this blend of cement and latex is employed to produce SR1 level floor screeding. It's mostly needed to produce a smooth, level floor over a poor quality or damaged substrate and enables all types of flooring materials to be used. The liquid screed can be laid to a depth of only 1mm, but still provides a high strength base to take a selection of flooring finishes.

Polymer Screeds - A high strength solution where a reduced screed thickness is required. Because of their different chemical compositions, these screeds have varying setting times which can be verified by checking manufacturer's guidelines.

Advanced Drying and Fast Drying Screeds - If you have to press ahead urgently with the flooring owing to time limitations, this screed dries more speedily than standard flooring screeds. The majority of the fast drying screeds are of the fibre reinforced kind and are appropriate for a wide array of flooring projects where the swifter curing rate of three to seven millimetres is a considerable advantage.

SCREEDING PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION

Preparation is crucial for a top quality screed surface that will be hard wearing and durable. The existing floor surface should be thoroughly cleaned to eliminate any debris, oil, paint and grease which might affect the bond of the screeding.

Any cleansing chemicals that are used during this phase shouldn't leave any residues, and the floor surface must be allowed to dry out naturally. If screeding over a cement or stone floor all cracks should be repaired to stop them from "travelling" up through a screed layer and causing imperfections on the final floor surface. A site survey will allow the screeding company to highlight these preparation areas and complete them before commencing to pour the screeding.

To shield the flooring materials and screeding layer from moisture rising up from the ground, a DPM (damp proof membrane) must be installed. The DPM is made from thick polythene sheet and different layers may be used to act as a moisture barrier and air insulating layer for the screeding.

If the area is susceptible to radon gas then a further barrier is needed to stop the gas from entering from the ground. This can be just a simple airtight membrane, or in more serious situations a ventilation and extraction system will be installed underneath the screed to take away any influx of radon gas from the ground.

Once these stages have been completed the screeding company will put on a primer or sealant to the prepared floor base. Primers and sealers help with the bonding process and are specialist applications according to the sort of screed that's being used. Devices such as airless sprays will usually be used to apply a primer or sealant, which should be done by professional screeding companies in Westhill observing the manufacturer's guidelines.

Under floor heating can now be installed and checked before screeding is poured. Insulation panels can be laid out and the cables and heating pipes will be securely attached to prevent any movement whilst the screed is poured. When skillfully installed an underfloor heating system is an excellent way to warm a room and good quality screeding retains its heat, creating an even level of warmth right across the floor.

If you're not installing underfloor heating the screed can now be mixed and prepared in situ and poured. Your screeding company will give you guidance and advice on which kind of screed is suitable for your requirements, in line with your proposed use of the room area. Be aware that even advanced and quick drying screeds have a minimum of twenty four hours before you're able to walk on any laid surface and a minimum seventy two hours before any flooring materials can be applied. If you're using heavy duty or standard screeds the setting time is increased and you must observe the manufacturer's guidelines in order to get the best possible finish for your floor.

You can test the SR level of the completed screeding as soon as it's hardened enough for walking on. The basic SR test uses a 2 mtr straight edge to check for any variations in the screed surface.

• SR1 - SR1 is the highest specification and allows only 3mm of deviation from the straight-edge.

• SR2 - If the floor surface has a deviation from the straight-edge of five millimetres or less it is classified as SR2 quality and is the normal standard for commercial and industrial projects.

• SR3 - If the deviation around the room is 10 millimetres or less the screed quality is classed as SR3 and is fine for utility and garage areas.

If your screed floor has been installed with specific loading in mind then a structural engineer is going to be required to carry out these soundness tests. This test will determine the overall strength of the screeding and the suitability for its proposed use. This should include a "drop hammer test" which records specific data on the strength and flexibility of the screed. Only certified structural engineers observing the BS8204 guidelines are permitted to perform these testing and sign off on the structural integrity of screed flooring. (Tags: Floor Screeding Westhill, Floor Screeding Services Westhill, Screeding Westhill, Floor Screed Westhill).

Screeding services are available in Westhill and also nearby in: Mannofield, Echt, Kirton of Skene, Kingswells, Northfield, Peterculter, Skene, Dunecht, Bieldside, Milltimber, Kingsford, Wester Ord, Elrick, Cults, and in these postcodes AB32 6LB, AB32 6QT, AB32 6YY, AB32 6TE, AB32 6TU, AB32 6EB, AB32 6WH, AB32 6PD, AB32 6UY, and AB32 6WG. Local Westhill floor screeders will likely have the telephone code 01224 and the postcode AB32. Checking this can confirm you're accessing locally based floor screeding. Westhill property owners can utilise these and various other similar services. Just click the "Quote" banner to obtain screeding quotes.

Related Tasks

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Floor Screeding Near Westhill

Also find: Mannofield floor screeding, Kingswells floor screeding, Dunecht floor screeding, Kingsford floor screeding, Northfield floor screeding, Wester Ord floor screeding, Cults floor screeding, Skene floor screeding, Kirton of Skene floor screeding, Milltimber floor screeding, Bieldside floor screeding, Peterculter floor screeding, Elrick floor screeding, Echt floor screeding and more. These and other communities and towns are serviced by screeding specialists and associated tradesmen and women. To deliver top-notch flooring services, these seasoned professionals have the necessary know-how and expertise. In the world of screeding for both commercial and residential properties, they're highly trained, guaranteeing good quality work. Local homeowners can get screeding price quotes by going here.

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