floor screed - vid clip

[Aston]

hi

i thought id post this clip, as it shows you how to do a floor screed the way a pro would.
its being laid over under floor heating too so it gives a little insight into the procedure of what to do and how to approach it.....they are not that hard to do!!

the clip is a bit technical to begin with ie, flexi dry info but its worth listening to and if you just want to fast forward it to 1 min 45, it gets on with laying the screed!! they have doen this with a machine, you have to mix and just replace the tripod with ya wheel barrow:lol: hope you get something from it....

[video=youtube;HsaL2LVIbA4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsaL2LVIbA4&feature=related[/video]

ed

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Ed, not a wood or plastic float in sight. Just as I screed using wrist action with the straight edge, does this make me a technician? I really want to be a technician. Good post mate. Rob Z will appreciate this.

 

[Aston]

yeah, just the action of the screeding rule ;0) as you know, you can crack off hundreds of meters using this method.

i like to show things that are harder than people will actually comes across in a domestic scenario, because that makes them feel much more confident doing a kitchen floor of whatever........
make the training harder than the fight as they say..

also, if people are looking at australia or even their nvq3, then they expect you to be able to do a screed or at least set up dots etc


it all helps i suppose
ed

 

[White Room]

That was good quality sand, must have been a ali rule to finish off like that..........

I like that other bit of techi stuff for getting the level, been sooooooooooo long since I've screeded of any size floor.

 

[doug boardley]

I was waiting to see if they put a straight edge on it after it had set. He made it look easy didn't he

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

This method is so what I am used to, I love screeding big areas, I served my time on this stuff.:hurray:Thanks Ed.

 

[user123]

Respect... I really admire stuff like that... nothing better than watching pure skill and know-how...
In my next life I am going to be a tradesman, a good one, I'll be strong as an ox and super skilled and I'll build beautiful houses from scratch ... yes.. :yesnod:

 

[Rob Z]

Nice one Ed!

Phil, when you were mudding floors here in the US, did you ever use float strips to ride the straightedge?

We use float strips for smaller floors, and for larger floors sometimes we'll build mud screeds the day before and let them harden, and then the next day we'll fill in the rest of the floor and bond the fresh mud to the mud screeds with thinset.

Another thing we've done for floors that were way out of whack is to set pieces of tile, usually 6X6's (that's in inches :smilewinkgrin in small bases of mud and using the laser to level these. And then we use those as reference points to bridge the straitedges .

We don't have the fancy machinery like in the video, just a big mud box and a hoe and a lot of buckets. :lol:

 

[doug boardley]

Nice one Ed!

Phil, when you were mudding floors here in the US, did you ever use float strips to ride the straightedge?

We use float strips for smaller floors, and for larger floors sometimes we'll build mud screeds the day before and let them harden, and then the next day we'll fill in the rest of the floor and bond the fresh mud to the mud screeds with thinset.

Another thing we've done for floors that were way out of whack is to set pieces of tile, usually 6X6's (that's in inches :smilewinkgrin in small bases of mud and using the laser to level these. And then we use those as reference points to bridge the straitedges .

We don't have the fancy machinery like in the video, just a big mud box and a hoe and a lot of buckets. :lol:

If the room is big enough Rob, I use straight aluminium scaffold tubes. I find my straight slides really easily over them

 

[heavytrevy]

Ah the easiest type of screed to do.
Gets alot harder if doing multiple waste falls at differant levels (handicaped bathroom) or a large room/balcony that falls to a waste in 1 corner.


Trev

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Nice one Ed!

Phil, when you were mudding floors here in the US, did you ever use float strips to ride the straightedge?

We use float strips for smaller floors, and for larger floors sometimes we'll build mud screeds the day before and let them harden, and then the next day we'll fill in the rest of the floor and bond the fresh mud to the mud screeds with thinset.








Another thing we've done for floors that were way out of whack is to set pieces of tile, usually 6X6's (that's in inches :smilewinkgrin in small bases of mud and using the laser to level these. And then we use those as reference points to bridge the straitedges .

We don't have the fancy machinery like in the video, just a big mud box and a hoe and a lot of buckets. :lol:

Hi Rob, just seen this, I have used every method over the years. I have done as you say with tile dots to set levels, used the screed pumps etc. but mostly the same as Eds video. On large areas I compact the runners ( guides) and use a 3m (9' 10" aluminium straight edge

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

same as me phil, i have just bought a BRAND NEW STRAIGHT EDGE aly one!! can't wait to try it ,my old aly straight edge i have had for 25 year's from rapina &the new one is from them as well but it's not as wide,in the box section a mate of mine he is a full time screeder 25 ton's a day man recomended them he said they are so much easyer to use!! so ill give anything a go if it make's life easyer me!!

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

same as me phil, i have just bought a BRAND NEW STRAIGHT EDGE aly one!! can't wait to try it ,my old aly straight edge i have had for 25 year's from rapina &the new one is from them as well but it's not as wide,in the box section a mate of mine he is a full time screeder 25 ton's a day man recomended them he said they are so much easyer to use!! so ill give anything a go if it make's life easyer me!!

Hi Dave, I have mine made by Bensons ( Yorkshire firm I think) my latest is a 4.5m long cracker. A bit big for screeding, but handy for big floors. Ed came for a visit today (always a pleasure seeing Ed). We were chatting about screeding and such, good to meet kindred spirits

 

[Spud]

Hi Dave, I have mine made by Bensons ( Yorkshire firm I think) my latest is a 4.5m long cracker. A bit big for screeding, but handy for big floors. Ed came for a visit today (always a pleasure seeing Ed). We were chatting about screeding and such, good to meet kindred spirits

how are your hips after all that screeding phil? I still use wooden laths to set my levels ,tried the dot method a few times but always seem to over rub the dots with the straight edge and end up going out of level , using the laths I always seem to get a more compact accurate finish but I only screed 5-6 floors a year these days, I would like to get more practice with the dot method

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

how are your hips after all that screeding phil? I still use wooden laths to set my levels ,tried the dot method a few times but always seem to over rub the dots with the straight edge and end up going out of level , using the laths I always seem to get a more compact accurate finish but I only screed 5-6 floors a year these days, I would like to get more practice with the dot method

Hi Gary, my hips are wooden, they didn't have plastic in my day. Seriously though, screeding is just a knack. Once you get the hang of compacting runners in sand and cement, it is just a matter of practice. We used to use 25ton of readymix every day.:yikes:

I still love screeding, you can switch off a bit