"Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk" wrote in message .uk... how dry is a dry mix? this is for a thin screed over UFH My mate said it's like the consistency of Apple crumble topping, but is there a more usefull way of working out what dry really is? Sand / cement dry screed needs to be about 1" to 11/2" thick. mix damp sand with cement and voila. Use a float to work it quite easily into a lovely flat finish. No good as a thin layer, eventually it will lift. |
"Dry" mix screed
how dry is a dry mix?
this is for a thin screed over UFH My mate said it's like the consistency of Apple crumble topping, but is there a more usefull way of working out what dry really is? -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Best Gym Equipment & Bodybuilding Supplements UK. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk - TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for ALL! http://fitness-equipment-uk.com - UK's No.1 Fitness Equipment Suppliers. http://gymratz.co.uk/hot-seat.htm - Live web-cam! (sometimes) |
On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:28:29 GMT, "Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk"
wrote: how dry is a dry mix? this is for a thin screed over UFH My mate said it's like the consistency of Apple crumble topping, but is there a more usefull way of working out what dry really is? Ask the cheif cook in your house to do the mixing, or at least supervise the adding of water .......... Rick |
Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk wrote:
how dry is a dry mix? this is for a thin screed over UFH My mate said it's like the consistency of Apple crumble topping, but is there a more usefull way of working out what dry really is? If its too wet it slumps. It can almost be as dry as you like frankly. It will in time set no matter how little water there is in it. Being as how this is a dampish sort of planet. |
Omri wrote:
Sand / cement dry screed needs to be about 1" to 11/2" thick. mix damp sand with cement and voila. Use a float to work it quite easily into a lovely flat finish. No good as a thin layer, eventually it will lift. It's suggested by Newheat at a depth of 15 mm as a heat diffuser instead of their optional aluminium spreader plates that go around the pipe. -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Best Gym Equipment & Bodybuilding Supplements UK. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk - TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for ALL! http://fitness-equipment-uk.com - UK's No.1 Fitness Equipment Suppliers. http://gymratz.co.uk/hot-seat.htm - Live web-cam! (sometimes) |
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
If its too wet it slumps. It can almost be as dry as you like frankly. It will in time set no matter how little water there is in it. that makes things easier then, I presume the moisture from the sand will be more than adequate for "setting" purposes then. Though they do suggest leaving the heating on for 2 weeks before laying chipboard on top for it to set. -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Best Gym Equipment & Bodybuilding Supplements UK. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk - TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for ALL! http://fitness-equipment-uk.com - UK's No.1 Fitness Equipment Suppliers. http://gymratz.co.uk/hot-seat.htm - Live web-cam! (sometimes) |
Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote: If its too wet it slumps. It can almost be as dry as you like frankly. It will in time set no matter how little water there is in it. that makes things easier then, I presume the moisture from the sand will be more than adequate for "setting" purposes then. Though they do suggest leaving the heating on for 2 weeks before laying chipboard on top for it to set. Why stik chipboard over it? Screed it flat enough for carpet, or use real wood flooring, or tile or slate it.. |
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Why stik chipboard over it? Because it's upstairs in our upsideown house, so, only acting to help heat transfer from UFH pipes laid between joists (supported by 9mm ply/batens/45mm cellotex) http://gymratz.co.uk/pete/floor.JPG (Rockwool for sound insulation purposes) I have dilemma'd(?) over flooring surface, and real wood or engineered (preferred on UFH) boards have been toyd with, but as we prolly want tiles in the kitchen and bathroom area we need a flooring to put them on, hence 18mm moisture resistant chipboard throughout. Then, probabally a 7mm hardwood faced top layer. Though the final surface still is not decided on, but a chipboard deck on the joists is currently the favoured route as it can be laid quickly, and would be liveable with no other surface down for wall/ceiling decorating and kitchen fitting purposes etc. -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Best Gym Equipment & Bodybuilding Supplements UK. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk - TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for ALL! http://fitness-equipment-uk.com - UK's No.1 Fitness Equipment Suppliers. http://gymratz.co.uk/hot-seat.htm - Live web-cam! (sometimes) |
"Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk" wrote in message .uk... how dry is a dry mix? this is for a thin screed over UFH I laid many tonnes of screed over my Nu-Heat system, there is a full article on this at - http://tinyurl.com/5m748 IMHO you need 65mm minimum, you can go lower but it WILL crack. I used 75mm depth of fibre reinforced screed. As to how dry, if you are buying it comes mixed correctly - if own mix, then it should be mixed with minimum water, just enough that if you squeeze a handful it will hold it's shape, without oozing any water or even making your hand wet. If own mixing best way is to damp down sand with a hose, no water added to the drum. A 4:1 mix is good enough .... you can buys bags of Fibrin fibre reinforcement additives to add to your mix. Underfloor heating is GREAT, no rads to worry about ... each room has it's own digital temp control. Really pleased with it. Rick |
"Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk" wrote in message .uk... The Natural Philosopher wrote: If its too wet it slumps. It can almost be as dry as you like frankly. It will in time set no matter how little water there is in it. that makes things easier then, I presume the moisture from the sand will be more than adequate for "setting" purposes then. Though they do suggest leaving the heating on for 2 weeks before laying chipboard on top for it to set. I would leave at least 1 week per 10mm of thickness, especially if putting h/w flooring or tiles on top. In fact damp it down with hose after first 48 Hrs, and cover with plastic to stop it drying out - you want it to cure - not dry. I treated all of mine with a Butyl sealer after 1 week - stops dusting. Rick |
Rick Hughes wrote:
I laid many tonnes of screed over my Nu-Heat system, there is a full article on this at - http://tinyurl.com/5m748 Can't log in, Password rqd. :¬( IMHO you need 65mm minimum, you can go lower but it WILL crack. NUheat say 15mm for between joists, that's what I'm going for as 65mm would be a fair old weight to fall on me swede in the night! I used 75mm depth of fibre reinforced screed. As to how dry, if you are buying it comes mixed correctly - if own mix, then it should be mixed with minimum water, just enough that if you squeeze a handful it will hold it's shape, without oozing any water or even making your hand wet. If own mixing best way is to damp down sand with a hose, no water added to the drum. makes sense. A 4:1 mix is good enough .... you can buys bags of Fibrin fibre reinforcement additives to add to your mix. Good idea. I will make a note. Underfloor heating is GREAT, no rads to worry about ... each room has it's own digital temp control. Really pleased with it. My mate has a NUheat system in his self-build bungalow. He's really pleased too. One query I have though, is NU-heat are recommending going away from individual programable stats to a more conventioanl timer & basic room stats for simplicity of operation (Only one time/program to set up) as they say 99.9 % of users had the individual programmers all set up the same anyway. What's your take on it? I would have one room (study) which might be beneficial to have an extended operation time on, but that's about it really. How do you do yours? Bear in mind, our downstairs bedrooms are on a seperate zone with the original radiators (for the forseeable future at least) -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Best Gym Equipment & Bodybuilding Supplements UK. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk - TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for ALL! http://fitness-equipment-uk.com - UK's No.1 Fitness Equipment Suppliers. http://gymratz.co.uk/hot-seat.htm - Live web-cam! (sometimes) |
Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk wrote:
Rick Hughes wrote: I laid many tonnes of screed over my Nu-Heat system, there is a full article on this at - http://tinyurl.com/5m748 Can't log in, Password rqd. :¬( IMHO you need 65mm minimum, you can go lower but it WILL crack. NUheat say 15mm for between joists, that's what I'm going for as 65mm would be a fair old weight to fall on me swede in the night! I used 75mm depth of fibre reinforced screed. As to how dry, if you are buying it comes mixed correctly - if own mix, then it should be mixed with minimum water, just enough that if you squeeze a handful it will hold it's shape, without oozing any water or even making your hand wet. If own mixing best way is to damp down sand with a hose, no water added to the drum. makes sense. A 4:1 mix is good enough .... you can buys bags of Fibrin fibre reinforcement additives to add to your mix. Good idea. I will make a note. Underfloor heating is GREAT, no rads to worry about ... each room has it's own digital temp control. Really pleased with it. My mate has a NUheat system in his self-build bungalow. He's really pleased too. One query I have though, is NU-heat are recommending going away from individual programable stats to a more conventioanl timer & basic room stats for simplicity of operation (Only one time/program to set up) as they say 99.9 % of users had the individual programmers all set up the same anyway. What's your take on it? I would have one room (study) which might be beneficial to have an extended operation time on, but that's about it really. How do you do yours? Bear in mind, our downstairs bedrooms are on a seperate zone with the original radiators (for the forseeable future at least) If its for heat transfer only,then presumably dry sand is barely worse. And makes a good sound barrriere. Kinda surprised, since most wet UFH I have seen merely relies on the air to transfer heat upwrds to teh floorboards. |
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