What is a floor screed?
Sand cement floor screed is a layer of mortar made with Normal Cement and clean sharp concreting sand, which is cast in situ onto a prepared base slab. The screed may be left as finished, or floated to produce a smooth surface on which to lay the specified flooring or finish. Sand cement screeds are not intended to act as wearing surfaces. They should only be specified where placing and finishing of the concrete floor to acceptable standards is difficult. With floor screeds, the standard of materials and workmanship will greatly effect the quality of the final material. This information outlines the simple rules which, if carefully followed, will ensure that the floor screeds are of good quality and will give a lifetime of trouble free service. MaterialsCementCement should be Normal Portland Cement manufactured to I.S. EN 197-1:2001. SandSand should be clean and sharp. Fine mortar sands produce cement balling in the mixer resulting in an irregular dispersion of cement throughout the mi
