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[Aston]

heres a little info on the different types of screeding systems that you will come across.
traditional and pumped.. nothing fancy just the basic fundamentals ...

Screeding Information

ed

 

[hillhead]

Good stuff Edward.

 

[terrygrant]

Handy info and easy to digest...thanks

Terry

 

[Ajax123]

That website should be BANNED for it's flagrant abuse of fact most especially in relation to its flowing screed section. Some of the ridiculous comments made are quite preposterous and some of the claims have remained unsubstantiated despite several requests for case details. I know of at least 2 major screed suppliers who supply both flowing and dry screeds have asked the owner to modify some of his comments and to remove others altogether. Screeding information my eye more like screeding propoganda...........

 

[Gazzer]

That website should be BANNED for it's flagrant abuse of fact most especially in relation to its flowing screed section. Some of the ridiculous comments made are quite preposterous and some of the claims have remained unsubstantiated despite several requests for case details. I know of at least 2 major screed suppliers who supply both flowing and dry screeds have asked the owner to modify some of his comments and to remove others altogether. Screeding information my eye more like screeding propoganda...........

Oooops

 

[Scott]

Dont you like that Ajax.....?

 

[Rich]

That website should be BANNED for it's flagrant abuse of fact most especially in relation to its flowing screed section. Some of the ridiculous comments made are quite preposterous and some of the claims have remained unsubstantiated despite several requests for case details. I know of at least 2 major screed suppliers who supply both flowing and dry screeds have asked the owner to modify some of his comments and to remove others altogether. Screeding information my eye more like screeding propoganda...........

I have put up a few info posts that have touched on screeds and it seems to be a bit of a spikey subject, the info seems to be hard to get hold of and when you do a lot of it seems to be wrong.

Can you recommend the best place to get the right info Alan? It is very important stuff and something that very few of us know as well as we should (inside and out).

 

[DHTiling]

I have just reading the flowing screed section and see where Alan is coming from..

 

[Rich]

Still, thanks for putting it up Ed

 

[Spud]

flow screeds can be problematic for tilers and do need to be handled with greater care when installing tiles on to them that said they are extremely popular in Europe on residential jobs,I did find that the bathrooms were often screeded in sand and cement even if the rest of the floors were anhydrite due to the fact gypsum screeds dont take water well

 

[Scott]

Does anyone want to elaborate on whats not right?

 

[Glasnevintiling]

cool

 

[Ajax123]

flow screeds can be problematic for tilers and do need to be handled with greater care when installing tiles on to them that said they are extremely popular in Europe on residential jobs,I did find that the bathrooms were often screeded in sand and cement even if the rest of the floors were anhydrite due to the fact gypsum screeds dont take water well

Not sure where in Europe you were working but in France is is actually building code which drives cement screeds into bathrooms. i can never understand the phrase "gypsum screeds don't take water well". they take water just the same way as other screeds don't they.

 

[Spud]

Not sure where in Europe you were working but in France is is actually building code which drives cement screeds into bathrooms. i can never understand the phrase "gypsum screeds don't take water well". they take water just the same way as other screeds don't they.

I guess that Statement is slightly vague Alan, to clear it up I was always told that tile installations on gypsums screeds are prone to failing if they come into contact with excessive amount of water ,this was back in Germany in the 90's perhaps its why the french have made it a bulding reg for cement based screeds in bathrooms,perhaps I was misinformed but I thought gypsum/alabaster is water soluble

 

[DHTiling]

My understanding is that Gypsum screeds are not suitable for wet areas like bathrooms etc Al..?