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Surface Regularity Is Important When Laying A Screed

Floor screeds are not a legal requirement when you are building a new home, or for that matter any other type of property. However, you do want the flooring to be as flat and level as possible and this is particularly important with modern precast concrete beam and block floors, which have a distinct camber that can cause problems when it comes to laying floor finishes.<br><br>

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Surface Regularity Is Important When Laying A Screed

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  1. Surface Regularity IsImportantWhen LayingAScreed

  2. The surface regularity of a screed is important, and it is often described as a measure of the wavinessofthesurface.BritishStandards describethisintermsofSR1,SR2,andSR3.This ismeasuredby layingatwo-metre straightedge on the screed and measuring any gapswithaslip gauge.SR1,whichishigh standard, allows for a maximum gap of 3mm. SR2,normal standard,allowsfor5mm, and SR3,utilitystandard,allowsfor10mm. Inordertoachievethemaximumlevelof flatness, SR1, you would need to use a liquid screedinHungerford.

  3. MixedInACementMixer Sand and cement screeds are often mixed on site in a cement mixer, and this means thateverybatchisgoingtobealittle different from the last batch because the mixerisbeingloadedbyworkersusing shovels. On larger contracts, today, ready- mixed screed is often used for this reason. Eitherway,thescreedisthenbarrowedinto position and then levelled and flattened as much as possible by a worker on hands and kneeswithatrowel.

  4. Aliquidscreedonthe other hand isalso deliveredtositereadymixed,butatUK Screedswhatwethendoisattachapumpand longhoseto the deliverytruck and simply pump the screed into position. Becausethe screed isin liquid formit isself-levelling, in much the same way as if you pour a glass of water, or even your favourite tipple, after a fewsecondsthesurfacewillbelevel.Oncethe screedhasbeenlaid,wethengooveritwitha dappling bar in two directions just in order to removeanyairbubbles.

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