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Chicken wire is not used anymore I think...
haven't done any screeding for a while john,, i try and avoid it ,, last time i was doing it regularly we always put chicken wire in the middle,, what do they do now, use something different or nothing at all
 
haven't done any screeding for a while john,, i try and avoid it ,, last time i was doing it regularly we always put chicken wire in the middle,, what do they do now, use something different or nothing at all

fibres or if a structural engineer gets involved sheets of D49
 
fibres or if a structural engineer gets involved sheets of D49

Yeah and what a pain in the arse that is.

I've done loads of screeds where the spec was 65mm over insulation without fibres, I always put fibres in anyway for what they cost.
 
we usually order the ready mixed screed that is mixed on site. i have noticed that the fibres are getting short in length.
 
we usually order the ready mixed screed that is mixed on site. i have noticed that the fibres are getting short in length.

The fibres I was buying up until about fifteen years ago were 30mm+, nowadays they're between 6-12mm. Also the original fibres for screeding/concrete were the superfine fibres now they're the thicker grade.
 
whats the best thickness of rule to use for pulling a floor - would it be 2" by 3" in thickness

the rule needs to be about 4 or 5 inches x 1.5 inches. you do not want the tips of your fingers to drag in the screed.
 
refina rules are shite , no floor layer uses them , they are too light weight too compact screed .
 
refina rules are shite , no floor layer uses them , they are too light weight too compact screed .

oconnells would send out a garden roller to compact screeds. when they had the auction of all their plant it fetched £1. we all lol.
 
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church you havent got a clue every screeder i no uses refina screed rules you try laying 150m2 a day using anything heavier than a 80mm ally screed rule you wouldnt be seen for weeks
 
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