| QUALITY PERFORMANCE COMPARISON TABLE |
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| HEMIHYDRATE LIQUID SCREED | SAND: CEMENT SCREED |
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| PRODUCTIVITY | - 2000 sq metres per day | - 200 sq metres per day |
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| HOW QUICKLY CAN I WALK ON THE FLOOR | - After 24hrs
- No curing required
| - Shouldn’t be walked on for 7 days
- Should be covered and cured |
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| MOVEMENT JOINTS | - Up to 2000 sq metres within 1:6 aspect ratio | - Max 40 sq metres or every 6 linear metres |
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| PERFORMANCE | - Very low shrinkage
- Minimal Cracking
- Will not curl |
- Shrinks
- Cracks
- Curls |
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| SURFACE FINISH | - SR2 under BS8204 easily achieved | - Depends on contractor
- Curls and cracks at joints |
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| LAYING DEPTHS | - Floating on insulation - 40mm min | - Floating on insulation - 75mm min |
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| AVERAGE DRYING TIMES | - 1mm per day up to 40mm
- Can be force dried after 7 days
| - 7 months @ 100mm thickness
- Cannot be forced dried
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| TYPICAL UNDER FLOOR HEATING RESPONSE TIME | - Within 2 hours, laid at 50mm depth | - Typically next day, laid at 100mm depth |
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| QUALITY CONTROL | - Factory produced compliant to BS EN 13454 | - Often site mixed with no quality control |
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Ultraflo liquid floor screed may be referred to as a self leveling liquid floor screed which is available throughout Northern Ireland and ROI. The hemihydrate floor screed is not a liquid cement based floor screed but calicum sulphate based. The pumped liquid floor screed is less labour intensive, speed of installation is up to 2000 sq metres per day. Ultraflo hemihydrate liquid floor screed is environmentally friendly product.
