A Practical Guide to Screed Testing: What Do the Experts Say?
A Practical Guide to Screed Testing: What Do the Experts Say?
Once your old floors are stripped of their floor covering, it is important to make a thorough assessment of the remaining substrate to make sure it is in a suitable condition to take on the new flooring. Some of the
The quality of the screeding material plays a major role in determining the final strength and quality of a screed. Though one of the major ingredients, Portland Cement is a quality assured manufactured product, careless handling and storage often leads
News about delays in opening a part of Clitheroe Community Hospital was an unfortunate reminder that moisture levels in screed are ignored at your peril. Vinyl is the floor covering of choice in most hospitals but whilst de-bonded and bubbling
The Screed Scientist has been an active contributor to Tomorrows Flooring magazine, but we also enjoy reading the articles, especially the interviews with leading lights in the flooring industry. So we were very pleased to read that Sean Scott, the
The Screed Scientist is always on the lookout for examples of builders who really know their stuff. You can see it in the attention to details that others may overlook or deem too much hassle. So when we saw this
Is it Christmas already?? 2014 has absolutely sped by. Our mission to be informative, helpful and educational in all matters screeding, continues unabated. With the approaching Christmas shutdown the screed scientist wants to remind you to make sure your screed
What you need to know about Underfloor Heating Constructing a floor suitable to house Underfloor heating can test the skill of even the most experienced screeder. Our What you need to know guide on Underfloor heating covers the pitfalls that
Over the last couple of years, we’ve received a lot of positive comments about our articles. SO over the next couple of weeks we’ll be going through our archives and grouping our articles together in a series of “what you need to know” guides. Continue reading →
Over the last couple of years, we’ve received a lot of positive comments about our articles. SO over the next couple of weeks we’ll be ferreting through our archives and grouping our articles together in a series of ‘what you need to know’ guides. Continue reading →
Before we get into the advantages and disadvantages of manufactured sand, what exactly is manufactured sand? Manufactured sand is sand produced by crushing rocks, quarry stones or larger aggregates pieces into sand-sized particles. Natural sand, on the other hand is
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