Sunday 12 October 2008

Screed Application

Surface Solutions Ltd, of Swinton, Manchester, specified the maxit screed as part of a refurbishment package for some 850 m² of existing concrete floor, which was uneven and subject to damp.

Two coats of DPM primer were applied to the existing concrete slab and topped with a 1-2 mm sand dressing prior to the pumped application of the throughcoloured maxit screed at 7-10 mm thickness.

The screed was applied in just over two hours and left to cure prior to the application of a resin sealing coat.

The use of the designFloor 4650 screed follows similar treatment of the company's key manufacturing area where its products are manufactured on high-tech machines.

Explains Steve Strickland, of Surface Solutions: "There were problems with the floor surface dating back to an earlier refurbishment and the company wanted a hard wearing through-coloured floor screed which would give an 'as new' appearance despite the use of various types of wheeled equipment. "The maxit screed is robust and because it is through-coloured, it maintains its appearance when subjected to normal wear and tear."

The screed material was chosen after Heimbach's manufacturing team saw how maxitFloor screeds had stood up to many years' use at News International's printing plant at Knowsley, Merseyside, and were specified for a further extension to the facility.

dust-free, level and super-smooth



The requirement for a dust-free, level and super-smooth surface at the UK's leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art industrial fabrics has been met using a maxit designFloor 4650 screed. Some 15 tonnes of self-levelling designFloor 4650 in yellow were used for a critical area in Heimbach UK's cutting room where expensive forming fabrics used in the paper industry are cut to size prior to despatch.

Following the initial application in its own manufacturing facility, Heimbach UK plans to use the same floor design and materials when floors are refurbished in future years.

The latest application in the giant cutting room is critical to delivering a quality product and avoiding expensive waste. Comments Manufacturing Director Russ Martin: "It is essential to have smooth, clean dust-free floors as any contamination or mistakes can prove very costly. "We wanted floors with a bright appearance, but wanted to avoid light grey or white. We saw the maxit product in use at News International and decided it looked ideal for what we wanted. Surface Solutions brought everything together to provide a flooring system which we will be using as standard."

Maxit designFloor 4650 screed is available in a range of colours. Its high strength and smooth, flat finish make it ideal for a wide variety of applications including industrial, retail, commercial and residential premises where a through-coloured natural-looking surface is required.

Friday 3 October 2008

Emergency Service

A fire station had a problem. In the middle of their floor was a redundant inspection pit which caused them on going problems, although it was covered over with boarding it was a trip hazard and a potential danger to firemen in a hurry to get to the next fire!

Surface Solutions cured the problem. They filled in the pit with hardcore followed by selected limestone and topped it with concrete to a level just below the surrounding floor. A top screed was then laid to bring the floor flush and finally a coloured water based epoxy finish was applied.

Today you would never know the pit was there.