A Practical Guide to Screed Testing: What Do the Experts Say?
A Practical Guide to Screed Testing: What Do the Experts Say?
Tips on Choosing Screed Reinforcement
Screed reinforcement is a common practice adopted to improve the strength of screed constructions, curb shrinkage and cracking and impart better impact resistance to screeds. It is the inherent nature of screeds to shrink and curl and develop micro cracks
5 easy tips for a quick screed failure!
You might frequently see tips on how to protect a screed. But as they constantly go ignored- adding to the number of screed failures, we thought it would be more worthwhile to give a few tips on how to cause
A guide to the correct use of a screed pump.
Follow this procedure: Visually inspect the screed pump for obvious faults. Check the engine oil by using the dip stick. Check the compressor oil whilst the engine is cold. Check the hydraulic oil by viewing the gauge whilst the engine
Installation of rigid floor insulation on ground floor concrete substrates to receive screed.
The following information is a guide to the installation of rigid insulation on ground floors to receive a screed. The correct installation of polythene DPM, rigid insulation and separating layers are highly important to the overall integrity of the system.
Amazing Marks & Spencer flooring
We could not resist uploading this amazing picture taken on a camera phone. As you can probably guess, we are passionate about what we do and so we are bound to notice all flooring projects. We thought that this was
Parliamentary wear and tear!
Take a look at these pictures. We would like to say that we were following in the foot steps of Obama, but that would be stretching it a bit eh? On a serious note, The Screed Scientist® was invited to
How can a floor screed project go so wrong?
A perfect example of how a project can fail with a lack of consideration for the sequence of works. Why would you choose a fast drying screed and yet the building envelope has no roof? The chemistry of FlexiDry is
How even the best floor finish can fail?
Always make sure that the moisture tests are conducted You had the most expensive carpets imported, and got the best screed contractors to work on your floors. But, after all the work is done you notice the final finish is
Floor Screed Dry Joint Inspires The Screed Scientist®
Time to banish floor screed failures! If you look at this image, you will see a dry joint. Note how the screed is crumbling away. We have seen this so so many times. The problem is obvious and the solution
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