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Hi guys, the job, 140m2 of Mapei renovation screed over profix 15mm ufh system. It was to big for me to lay by hand so got a firm in to pump it. They have done a top job getting spot on flat but after inspecting it 2 and half days after it was laid I found pretty much every where it had the milky soft residue on top, looks like too much water in the mix. What can I do from here to make it tileable?
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Too much water above 4.5l/25kg will reduce the strength of the screed and no doubt bring the fibres to the surface.
It may be as simple as above and without knowing the thickness covered it may be useless - it should have been left 'without needing any further attention' so a call to Mapei technical should provide the answer.
 
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hmtiling

looked into getting a big area pumped myself but the guys i spoke couldn't regulate the water accurately enough with the equipment they had. big areas are much more doable,by hand, than you'd think.
 
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It takes a considerable amount of excess water to really weaken the end result.
More often it's salts and fibre rising to the top.
Not ideal, but no panic (usually).
Call mapei to put your mind at ease though.
 
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It takes a considerable amount of excess water to really weaken the end result.
More often it's salts and fibre rising to the top.
Not ideal, but no panic (usually).
Call mapei to put your mind at ease though.

But that's the issue - it may not be just sand it ...... etc. The Op will not know how much water was used, so the strength of the screed could be compromised. From the picture it looks like a fairly thick layer of soft surface material to receive attention. The firm who pumped it should be responsible for the correct mix and to provide a finished surface in line with Mapei product specifications.
 

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Thanks for all replies guys. @timeless john os right , the layer that is milky and soft looks to be at least a few mm thick. The leveller was laid at 20mm thick on top of the profix , like an interlocking plastic base that the pipes sit in. Mainly the reason I didn't do by hand was because of this. I thought about sanding it but I'm worried it's just gonna be soft quite the way down, prob only got a few mm before we get to the pipe?
Will ring Mapei to make sure .
 

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