Floor screeding info

The purpose of this website is to give information about the various types of floor screed that is freely available. In time we hope that this site will have many links to top quality floor screeding contractors in all areas of the UK. In the meantime we will be adding information regarding all types of floor screed. We don’t intend on having a forum, we just want to have good solid information.

If you have any questions please email, I will respond as early as possible. If you have any disagreement , or notice any mistakes, with any information on this page please contact me via the email.

 

Typical drying times for popular screeding systems

Product

Setting time

Drying time

Strength

Traditional screed (Premixed 1:4)

24 - 48 hours

1mm per day

27 - 30N

Traditional screed (site batch 1:4)

6 - 12 hours

1mm per day

27 - 30N

Fast - set screed (1:5)

1 -2 hours

10 - 15mm per day

22 - 27N

K-screed (1:4)

6 - 12 hours

25mm per week

30N+

Tarmac Truscreed (1:4)

24 - 48 hours

25mm per week

30N+

Gyvlon / Supaflo etc (flowing screeds)

6 - 48 hours

1mm per day

25 - 27N

Granolithic screeds

12 - 28 hours

2mm per day

40N+

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