Anyone ever done a floor screed before?

[Halo Jones]

Put the kettle on love ;-)

[Churchill]

Just be warned self-levelling latex is as much of a misnomer as Plug N Play, most of the time its fine but every so often it all goes horrendously wrong..

Things to consider:

How uneven is the floor (some products won’t work over great differences)

What is the current floor make up (some products don’t sit well on some substrates)

What flooring are you putting on top (see above)

How thick is the latex & proposed flooring (make it all too thick & you won’t be able to open doors)

Do you have skirting & is it going to be removed when the floor is laid, if so you need to remove when doing the screed or you will have a big gap

If taking to the wall remember to leave a small (3-5mm) gap for floor / wall expansion joint

Check the product: some screeds need a certain heat to cure, some emit fumes, and some have humidity issues

Are you able to not use the room during the curing period.

I would suggest that you get the people laying the new floor to do the screed.

Think liabilities if your screed is not level & a parquet floor will show it up; the floor layers can then say the substrate violates the warranty conditions.

Put the kettle on love ;-)

[Halo Jones]

Just be warned self-levelling latex is as much of a misnomer as Plug N Play, most of the time its fine but every so often it all goes horrendously wrong..

Things to consider:

How uneven is the floor (some products won’t work over great differences)

What is the current floor make up (some products don’t sit well on some substrates)

What flooring are you putting on top (see above)

How thick is the latex & proposed flooring (make it all too thick & you won’t be able to open doors)

Do you have skirting & is it going to be removed when the floor is laid, if so you need to remove when doing the screed or you will have a big gap

If taking to the wall remember to leave a small (3-5mm) gap for floor / wall expansion joint

Check the product: some screeds need a certain heat to cure, some emit fumes, and some have humidity issues

Are you able to not use the room during the curing period.

I would suggest that you get the people laying the new floor to do the screed.

Think liabilities if your screed is not level & a parquet floor will show it up; the floor layers can then say the substrate violates the warranty conditions.

[PurpleGorilla]

Dead easy mate. Latex self levelling screed. Mix it and pour.

Get one or two of those rubber buckets a mixing paddle and an old drill to mix up.

[NickFitz]

Thought this was going to be about delivering a diatribe from the floor of a debating chamber

[TraceRacing]

It also might be handy to pick up a 2m 2by4 and a handle... fit the handle in the middle (for balance) and "tap tap tap" the screed to remove air bubbles and help it flow

[Troll]

Assuming it is just a matter of getting a level onto an existing screed:-
Buy some self levelling compound and pour it in one corner, it should be the correct constituency to flow and find it's own level thereby even out the floor

[Old Greg]

Is there much to it?

Just can't find anyone to do my sitting room floor for me. I want some kind of parquet flooring but the surface isn't currently sufficiently level.

I'm guessing you only want workmen of pure Anglo-Saxon stock?

[zoco]

Is there much to it?

Just can't find anyone to do my sitting room floor for me. I want some kind of parquet flooring but the surface isn't currently sufficiently level.