Floor screed
The flat, level layer your floor finish sits on
A screed is laid over the slab to give a true surface for tiles, timber or vinyl. We mix screed on site, so it can come off the same truck, on the same day, as the concrete beneath it.
- Floor finish Tiles, timber or vinyl
- Screed The level layer the finish sits on
- Insulation, where used Boards under the screed, with heating pipes in the screed
- Concrete slab Carries the load
- Sub-base Compacted stone below the slab
Why lay a screed?
The slab carries the load. The screed sits on top to take out the small variations a slab finish leaves, so the floor covering goes down flat. It allows a tiled floor to sit true and a timber floor to lie flat without rocking.
01 · Where it’s used
Extensions, new builds and refurbishments
- New floors in house extensions and new builds
- Floors with insulation or underfloor heating below the finish
- Levelling floors in conversions and refurbishments
- Commercial and industrial floors
02 · Same truck
Slab and screed from one load
Because the truck mixes on site, the mix can change between the concrete for your slab and the screed for your floor, with no second delivery to book. If the pour is indoors or out of the truck’s reach, the concrete can be pumped.
03 · Your quote
What to tell us
- Area and depth
- Length, width and the screed depth in mm. Calculator
- Specification
- The screed your designer or flooring contractor has specified
- Location
- Where it’s going, and how close the truck can get
- Date
- When the floor is ready, and any time window
Ask about floor screed
Send the area, depth and date, or call and we’ll talk it through.