nod Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 14 ton down today another 14 tomorrow and the screed out of the way I going to bring a company in to do a flow screed But I’ve been on a couple of job’s recently where they have lifted I went with what I know in the end Shame really as I don’t bother putting matting down with flow screed Unless it’s specified 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Do you buy in readymix and just get your wife to barrow it in and lay it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc89 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, Mr Punter said: Do you buy in readymix and just get your wife to barrow it in and lay it? SWMBO and I managed 10m2 @ 70mm of S&C screed in an afternoon. Never fancy that job again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 not a fan of flow screed either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 54 minutes ago, Mr Punter said: Do you buy in readymix and just get your wife to barrow it in and lay it? Yes ready mix 30 years ago I always had a mixer pump Mix it up then pump it in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 36 minutes ago, Dave Jones said: not a fan of flow screed either. Yeah Dave I fully intended using flo screed as it great for tiles and great to let someone else do it Nearly 62 now 😁 The problem with flow seams to be it getting under the insulation I think the trick would be to let the screeding company do the membrane and taping up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, nod said: The problem with flow seams to be it getting under the insulation I think the trick would be to let the screeding company do the membrane and taping up or do the membrane and taping yourself so you know it's done right! then get someone to do the flow screed. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 33 minutes ago, nod said: Yeah Dave I fully intended using flo screed as it great for tiles and great to let someone else do it Nearly 62 now 😁 The problem with flow seams to be it getting under the insulation I think the trick would be to let the screeding company do the membrane and taping up screeding is a trade and a skill i think. pumping liquid just doesn't seem the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Thorfun said: or do the membrane and taping yourself so you know it's done right! then get someone to do the flow screed. 😉 I did all of mine. I also ran it up the walls a bit and up the windows which impressed the screeders as most folk don’t bother and it can make a right mess. No problems so far. The screeders showed me pictures of some right disasters though that they’ve had to try and fix. What a mess some of them were. The worst was straight onto the foil backed insulation. Bubbled up and lifted everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 46 minutes ago, Dave Jones said: screeding is a trade and a skill i think. pumping liquid just doesn't seem the same. But like everything it can be done badly or done well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, Kelvin said: I did all of mine. I also ran it up the walls a bit and up the windows which impressed the screeders as most folk don’t bother and it can make a right mess. No problems so far. The screeders showed me pictures of some right disasters though that they’ve had to try and fix. What a mess some of them were. The worst was straight onto the foil backed insulation. Bubbled up and lifted everywhere. Did all ours too. Screeders said it was all top notch. Also regaled me with tales of horror preparation work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Dave Jones said: screeding is a trade and a skill i think. pumping liquid just doesn't seem the same. Back in the day We would screed in the morning Then lay boards and tile in the afternoon No flex adhesive back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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