Screeding

[dazlight]

How come you call them slc?

 

[thompsonbrown]

self leveling compound

 

[Ajax123]

More correctly called self smoothing compounds as most are not actually self levelling.

 

[thompsonbrown]

So would the correct abbreviation be SSCSLC

 

[Rookery]

I use Weber Floorflex. A good allrounder and a good price at my local CTD. I've used Mapie latex plan trade but didnt like it. I see Mapie have a new 1 part ECO one out under £9 at CTD but I've not tried it yet.

 

[Aston]

weber and ardex have always been my prefered brands although i have been happy with mapei too over the last 5 years.
I am looking forward to using the 'tilemaster' level flex and seeing if its as good as all the hype.

floor screeding is definitely a different level of skill than pouring slc but i wish more tilers would have a crack at doing it because its not that difficult to pick up, especially on small areas up to 10-50m2. It would also give our trade more recognition with regards to its skill set. then there's the extra money you'd make along with the fact that you know what you are tiling on has been installed to the correct standards!

 

[Diggy]

I call it DSG - Duff Screed Getover. :lol:

As regards screeding itself I used to do the odd small screed myself , quite pleasurable in fact. Couldn't get a *** paper underneath it by the time I was done and tiling it was lovely :0).
Personally I put doorstop in the bankers and rule off those after setting them up using a datum line - something I don't see very often these days.

I couldn't make a living at it though , but as was said above jobs of 10m²-50m² are certainly doable.

Diggy

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Tilemaster level flex for me, better than weber floor flex imo.

 

[charlie1]

I've also heard ultra level it from Topps is good but unsure of price, maybe someone from Topps could advise?

 

[thompsonbrown]

used this one once awful stuff took 24hrs to harden cost £22 and only does upto 10mm

 

[White Room]

used this one once View attachment 50555 awful stuff took 24hrs to harden cost £22 and only does upto 10mm

Never had a problem with the Ultra and only paid £17 for the 2 part....