What is Self-Compacting Concrete?
Self-compacting concretes, or flowing concretes, are an innovation to traditional concrete. It can be installed quickly, flowing easily to provide a compacted, void-free finish without the need for power floating to achieve full compactness. Once cured, it has similar strength to traditional concrete solutions.
When being used as a structural sub-base, for flooring exposed to the elements, or for garage floors, Easyflow recommend the use of this flowing concrete, which can be pumped, applied, and laser levelled for a precise floor finish. Self-compacting concrete can also be installed over underfloor heating.
Self-Compacting Concrete Solutions
The finishing characteristics of self-compacting concrete eliminate the need to power float concrete on site. Depending on the project specification, it can be used in a variety of conditions.
It can be used in concrete underfloor heating, slabs, residential dwelling oversite/slabs, structural toppings, domestic floors, commercial slabs such as composite deck construction (rib metal decking), low traffic industrial floor slabs, mezzanine and office areas within industrial units.
Contact us with any queries regarding flowing concrete and how to install underfloor heating on concrete floors.
Are Liquid Screeds Made of Concrete?
Most liquid floor screed is made with the same composition of concrete, though made of finer aggregates. Anhydrite screeds contain calcium sulphate and are not the same as concrete screeds. Self-compacting concrete is similar to liquid screed and is made of concrete, but contains additional stabilisers and plasticisers to allow it to compact on its own.
Why Use Self-Compacting Concrete?
Self-compacting concrete is much faster to install than traditional concrete, and naturally self-levels itself. Furthermore, it cures faster, within 24-48 hours, and has better thermal efficiency for use with underfloor heating.
EasyFlow delivers flowing concrete ready-mixed to the site, measured to meet the precise specification. This allows it to avoid the disadvantages of being hand-mixed on site, which can lead to a variance in strength between batches. We survey first so we can be precise on the levels we install, rather than levelling it by eye which is traditionally done with dry mixes.
What is the Difference Between Calcium Screeds and Flowing Concrete?
Aside from different compositions, calcium screeds are better suited for use with underfloor heating due to their thermal efficiency. Flowing concrete is more durable in outdoor weather conditions and is resistant to moisture.
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