screed not going into edges and corners

[marshanite]

Apologies if this is the wrong place to post.

 

I've had HTC screed laid in my build and I'm a bit concerned that around the edges of the walls the screed doesn't go up to it. The plumber after laying the underfloor heating put a sheet of blue foam around the edges, and the builder, when asked said that it was for expansion. He also said that was probably why the screed didn't go up to the walls and in the corners. His solution would be that when it was tiled, the tilers would fill in the gaps, and if they didn't want to do it, he would. Seems a bit heath robinson to me. I've attached pictures and would like any opinions please. 

 

Personally I would have thought that he would have to come in and do touch ups with HTC. 

 

Thanks

 

[Nickfromwales]

It’s a bit shit, but tbh you can just cut out and remove the expansion skirting, at the start and end of each radius, and clean these sections out one by one.
 

Then you can reinstate the expansion skirting and backfill with Mapei builders screed (SLC with fibres) and you should be fine. 
 

You can of course pass this task to the contractor you feel who is responsible. Looks to be a ship without a captain here, so who’s responsible for quality and sense checking before / during these stages of work?

[marshanite]

hi Nick

 

thanks for the input. 

 

We have a "project manager" who is managing the build but he's rarely here, and I mainly deal with the builder, who to be fair is OK but sometimes I am not sure if he's telling me porky's or not. 

 

I'll subtly ask him to try and neaten it up, and not leave it to the tilers, who probably would be very reluctant to do it. 

 

Thanks

[Nickfromwales]

2 minutes ago, marshanite said:

We have a "project manager" who is managing the build but he's rarely here

Tell him "guess what you're doing this weekend numbnuts......"  

[marshanite]

🤣

 

I don't think he like's to get his hands dirty

[nod]

2 hours ago, marshanite said:

🤣

 

I don't think he like's to get his hands dirty

Hope your not paying your project manager As it sounds like your doing his job 

[BotusBuild]

Is he a PM who you have given QC responsibility to as well?

If so,

1) get rid and replace if you must have a PM

Or

2) renegotiate price to remove QC responsibility and carry on doing it your self

 

If you haven't given them QC responsibility I can understand lack of visits to site.