Latex Screed - How long to set?

Gimpymoo · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:28

As title.

Floor fitter just told me 5-7 days?

Seems like he's pulling a fast one.

I might be wrong though.

kinggost · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:32

depends where he got the screed from

Defcon5 · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:36

That the same as levelling compound?

kinggost · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:38

yh but the laytex is the flexi version. Are you going to tile or laminate over cuz that wil depend as wel

Gimpymoo · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:43

Its to help level a floor for the installation of a Laminate Floor.

Thanks for the replys.

Basically, he said he wasnt able to come back to finish the job till next week... A week with no flooring (just concrete) and all the furniture in the kitchen :eek:

Anyway, he's now saying he can come on Friday.. Hmmm, not exactly 5-7 days is it.. numpty.

I was recommended Pergo laminate flooring, anyone know if it is any good.. it has a 50 year gurantee - LOL

cheets64 · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:51

Rubbish, I am training to be a floor fitter and it takes about 4-6 hours to set.

Screeded a living room yesterday morning and was drilling out lines for the speaker cables this morning, we used 2 compound latex screed.

You should have gone for Karndean, much better but costs a lot more.

kinggost · 17 Apr 2007 at 19:01

Gimpymoo said:
Its to help level a floor for the installation of a Laminate Floor.

Thanks for the replys.

Basically, he said he wasnt able to come back to finish the job till next week... A week with no flooring (just concrete) and all the furniture in the kitchen

Anyway, he's now saying he can come on Friday.. Hmmm, not exactly 5-7 days is it.. numpty.

I was recommended Pergo laminate flooring, anyone know if it is any good.. it has a 50 year gurantee - LOL

Sounds like just an excuse to get away with not being able to come back so you dont go to any other fitter. Best to leave it 24 hours tho. Just the moisture in the floor can get to the laminate and expand more in the perticular part.

Pogo, karndean, Quickstep prob the best of the lot. Gurantees dont mean any thing with laminate. All the gurantee does is gurantee the top surface wil not wear out for that amount of time

In all the time ive done laminate id prefer quick step i have it myself and the rest of my family have here is the link if you would like to look

http://www.quick-step.com/europe/en/default.aspx

kinggost · 17 Apr 2007 at 19:03

cheets64 said:
2 compound latex screed.

?? you mean 2 part latex screed

cheets64 · 17 Apr 2007 at 19:38

kinggost said:
?? you mean 2 part latex screed

Yeah 2 Part, been using this recently http://www.floorwise.co.uk/adh031.htm

Kinggost you a carpet fitter by trade?

DAVEM · 17 Apr 2007 at 19:40

Anyone else expect a maths related thread! lol

kinggost · 17 Apr 2007 at 20:09

cheets64 said:
Yeah 2 Part, been using this recently http://www.floorwise.co.uk/adh031.htm

Kinggost you a carpet fitter by trade?

It says allow 18 hours to fully bond thought it was didnt kno if it was sumot new i hant heard of

No lol. I worked for a laminate shop for 3 years. Now at a big tile retaler for nearly a year i know a lot about it all now lol

I wonderd where i herd of floorwise before the make carpet adheasive and underlay

cheets64 · 17 Apr 2007 at 20:43

kinggost said:
It says allow 18 hours to fully bond thought it was didnt kno if it was sumot new i hant heard of

No lol. I worked for a laminate shop for 3 years. Now at a big tile retaler for nearly a year i know a lot about it all now lol

I wonderd where i herd of floorwise before the make carpet adheasive and underlay

Ah, learning to fit carpet, laminate and vinyl, you wouldnt believe how much money is in Karndean vinyl its the new craze and good stuff too.

kinggost · 17 Apr 2007 at 20:57

I done carpet over the years as wel but that just a trade that comes with experance over the years and the rite tools. Yeh i kno karndean is good never sold it tho. I heard you have to pay to learn to fit karndean and not allowed to fit it unless you have done the corse

dannyjo22 · 17 Apr 2007 at 21:11

cheets64 said:
Ah, learning to fit carpet, laminate and vinyl, you wouldnt believe how much money is in Karndean vinyl its the new craze and good stuff too.

Yeah I had amtico laid in my last house throughout the ground floor. £60 odd quid a square meter in John Lewis. Luckily through a friend of a friend I got it done much cheaper.

Both Karndean and Amtico is a ***** to cut. It much warmer and harder wearing than laminate. I really liked it.

kinggost · 17 Apr 2007 at 21:33

dannyjo22 said:
Yeah I had amtico laid in my last house throughout the ground floor. £60 odd quid a square meter in John Lewis. Luckily through a friend of a friend I got it done much cheaper.

Both Karndean and Amtico is a ***** to cut. It much warmer and harder wearing than laminate. I really liked it.

Pergo another good floor. Id pay more to go to john lewis you get the best service there

cheets64 · 17 Apr 2007 at 21:34

John Lewis fit flooring? crazy

kinggost · 17 Apr 2007 at 21:48

cheets64 said:
John Lewis fit flooring? crazy

Yeh they contract out the work. I used to kno a bloke that did it for them he got loads for it

Schofield · 12 Jun 2007 at 21:00

Karndean is real good, have it in 2 of our rooms, the screed they lay down for that they usally leave around 2-3 days to fully cure...normal levelling compound would be ok the next day, but like what i said the karndean stuff usually takes around 2-3 days....5-7 is a little extreme but mehh quit your bitching you cant of made him enough tea

Defcon5 · 12 Jun 2007 at 21:32

Schofield said:
Karndean is real good, have it in 2 of our rooms, the screed they lay down for that they usally leave around 2-3 days to fully cure...normal levelling compound would be ok the next day, but like what i said the karndean stuff usually takes around 2-3 days....5-7 is a little extreme but mehh quit your bitching you cant of made him enough tea

Please tell me you didnt search the forums for 'levelling compound' to find this thread!