Screed
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spreads and smooths the asphalt. Screed has three meanings in building construction: # A flat board (screed board, floating screed) or a purpose-made aluminium tool used to smooth and to level materials like concrete, stucco and plaster after they have been placed on a surface or to assist in flattening; # A strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to act as a guide for a screed tool (screed rail, screed strip, screed batten); # The material itself which has been flattened with a screed (screed coat). In the UK, screed has also come to describe a thin, top layer of material (sand and cement, magnesite or calcium sulphate), poured in place on top of the structural concrete or insulation, on top of which other finishing materials can be applied, or the structural material can be left bare to achieve a raw effect.
spreads and smooths the asphalt.]] Screed has three meanings in building construction: A flat board (screed board, floating screed) or a purpose-made aluminium tool used to smooth and to level materials like concrete, stucco and plaster after they have been placed on a surface or to assist in flattening; A strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to act as a guide for a screed tool (screed rail, screed strip, screed batten); The material itself which has been flattened with a screed (screed coat). In the UK, screed has also come to describe a thin, top layer of material (sand and cement, magnesite or calcium sulphate), poured in place on top of the structural concrete or insulation, on top of which other finishing materials can be applied, or the structural material can be left bare to achieve a raw effect.
Screed rails
brand wire lath.]] A weep screed or sill screed is a screed rail which has drainage holes to allow moisture which penetrated an exterior plaster or stucco coating to drain through the screed.
Liquid and flow screeds
Flowing screeds are made from inert fillers such as sand, with a binder system based on cement or often calcium sulphate. Flow screeds are often preferred to traditional screeds as they are easier and faster to install and provide a similar finish. Flow screed is often used in combination with underfloor heating installation. Liquid flow screed is self-levelling. No vibration is necessary to remove bubbles and densify the liquid mass. Due to the easy consolidation thickness can sometimes be reduced in comparison to conventional screeds. This minimises heat storage leading to a floor that reacts quickly to user requirement hence raising the efficacy of underfloor heating.
Screed coats
A development in the UK is the delivery, mixing, and pumping of screed from a single vehicle. Where previously screed jobs required a separate pump to administer the screed, these new machines can now administer the screed directly from the mixing pan to the floor at a range of up to 60 meters. For example, the material called granolithic.
See also
Screed wire, an alternate name for a ground wire in electrical work
References
Sources
Constructing Architecture – Materials, Processes, Structures: A Handbook; Andrea Deplazes (ed.); Birkhauser, 2005
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