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alan i think you have been very helpful about these screeds , but there is no doubt in my mind that they are the biggest problem for tilers at the moment.
in this difficult time for us all , i have had to turn down a number of very good jobs simply because the builder could not wait till the screed dried correctly. they all said they were sold a fast track arrangement and who has sold this to them.
i have not turned down any other very good jobs for any other reason in same period!!!
I have just reread your post in response to deanotile, ajax and i am getting more and more aggrieved by what i hear.
in fairness , i also think that you have had skinfull of complaints about what you perceive to be the future and are feel your product is just being dismissed as being no good because we islanders who have always done our own thing , think we know better and are averse to change.
just for our info, can you tell me when suitable gypsum adhesives became readily available in this country.
i did my first job on anhydrite i think approx 7-8 years ago.
what sort of advice was i given by screed company. Abosuletly zero except to say it needs a normal primer.
Did another none year
did one another a year later and thank goodness never had a come back.
it might be a little bit cheeky to suggest, but i believe ardex who are german based i think, have known about these anhydrite screeds for many years , but have not deigned to supply in this country until a good market for product established.
two different industries. screed companies thinking ahead and adhesive manufacturers not following suit to back up a new product on foreign fields.
no point in wasting their money bringing in new technology to a country who is still wallowing in the mud of previous success, is there!!
but if we are given a chance to harness new technology with back up from all sides, well be there.
we hardly want to give good jobs away
And to add, all this is on a forum for tilers who know their stuff!
Think about all the the tilers who aren't aware of the probelms, DIYers etc. No one wants problems.
The tile and adhesive suppliers aren't much better, i use a huge distributor and they look at me like i'm stupid when i mention what their policy on advising customers are for these floors.
I've gone on the record and asked some really dumb questions, just because i want to know everything about these screeds, but the more i know, and having used gysum based based adhesives, i find it hard having any confidence in these floors.
So let me get this straight in my head. I go out and get my self a fancydan hydro meter and the manufacturers instructions tell me ABC but I am now told to ignore that and do XYZ. But now if anything goes wrong it is me that is in the wrong as I have not worked to the manufacturers instructions.
I am with Neil I will be drafting a declaimer and stating it is up to the client to tell me when the floor is fit to install the tiles and it is there responsibility to source the correct adhesive and method of installation.
well you could incoprate a free test meter into the cost of the screed leaving with the client a full set of instrutions before any floor is signed off .then its the clients job to tell you when to start laying .They are not my instructions mate. I can oly say it how it is based on experience and testing in the lab. There is really no reason why the client should not do the test themselves itis hardly rocket science. I often Recomend to clients tha they buy themselves a hygrometer for 80quid which in the overall cost of a build is peanuts. The canteen test the screed and tell you when it's dry. Really that is how it should be in my opinion anyway.
wellwell you could incoprate a free test meter into the cost of the screed leaving with the client a full set of instrutions before any floor is signed off .then its the clients job to tell you when to start laying .
Well the latest reading is 96% !!!
I am off the job now and have spoken to the client who is very understanding now. I assume he has been checking up on the info I have been giving him.
At this point I have put it in writing that I feel a carbide bomb test should be done and the best way forward will be to contact the screeder to get this sorted.
The client agrees and as I type this he is chasing them for an answer.
Just to put my mind at rest about the hygrometer I will be testing it on a section of floor in my house.....just out of curiosity .
For further jobs I will have a letter printed off, and it will say that it willl be the responsibility of the screeder or client to obtain a satisfactory test before I start tiling.
well it seems that fixing in to wet sand and cemment the same day. grouting the next. walk on the next .was far to slow?so they bought out a screed that self levels? to speed things up ?that cant be tiled for guess how long ?who realy knows .with failure after failure .over 10 years now and still going wrong .well give me sand and cemment fixing any day never had one fail ever .and can screed and tile 20 to 30m2 in a day. 5 us layed 120 m2 sceeded and tiled the same day no problemshygrometers ,carbide bomb tests ??????????? am at a loss !!!!
If the job is getting that involved i think i will retire early,what happened to the old sand and cement screed and fitting on the same day?
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