latex floor screed is a popular choice for many building projects. It can be used to create a level surface for your new or replacement flooring and offers benefits such as underfloor heating and a high durability.

There are various types of floor screeds available to you and they can be bonded or unbonded. Bonded screeds are laid directly onto the concrete slab below them and a chemical is applied before laying to help them bond with the substrate. Unbonded screeds are laid after the concrete slab has been poured and have a membrane between the substrate and the screed to prevent de-bonding.

Achieving a Seamless Surface: The Benefits of Latex Floor Screed

It is important that you know which type of floor screed is going to be best for you and your project and that you specify this correctly. The issues that need to be taken into consideration include the architecturally specified floor finishes and construction tolerances, the provision of falls, structural requirements such as preventing disproportionate collapse or composite action with the concrete slab below and the requirements for movement joints within the screed.

A self-levelling latex floor screed is usually unbonded and is designed to be laid over a damp proof course (DPM). It will usually require a primer before laying and can also be laid without the primer depending on what is advised on the product’s instructions. Once it has been poured you can walk on it as soon as it is dry, this means that you can begin your renovation work much sooner than with other types of floor screeds.