Jamieharnett
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Hi all,
Does anyone know of any companies that deliver pre mixed lime screed to the Buckinghamshire area?
Does anyone know of any companies that deliver pre mixed lime screed to the Buckinghamshire area?
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Have you tried the two usual suspects? Ty Mawr and Mike Wye? A few of us have found a differing experience and pricing between the two. They deliver nationally though, based on number of pallets.
Depending on what you're doing?...
I'm assuming you either don't need much, in which case delivery costs may be disproportionately high or conversely, you've got a normal sized room in which case you're at the other end of the spectrum and I'd ask why you're looking for pre mixed?
Anyway, hopefully your post has been bumped back up the page now
Depending on what you're doing?...
I'm assuming you either don't need much, in which case delivery costs may be disproportionately high or conversely, you've got a normal sized room in which case you're at the other end of the spectrum and I'd ask why you're looking for pre mixed?
Anyway, hopefully your post has been bumped back up the page now
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The Limecrete Company is based in Norfolk but seem to travel all over according this this map of their projects: http://limecrete.co.uk/projects/
Looks like they'll just deliver ready-mixed materials or will do the whole job themselves, depending on your requirements.
Looks like they'll just deliver ready-mixed materials or will do the whole job themselves, depending on your requirements.
Jamieharnett
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Thanks for your reply’s i got a quote from the Limecrete company, material price reasonable enough however the delivery was £960+vat!
The search continues....or maybe I will have to mix up myself
The search continues....or maybe I will have to mix up myself
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Jamieharnett said:
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Wanted premix purely for convience however the more I research the more I think is no-go.
maybe I should be asking what’s the best method to lay a line screed flooring.
Currently I have original quarry tiles which have been smashed up then a 30-50mm concrete screed on top which has created some damp.
I prefer the glapour with lime screed with UFH rather than lime Crete and then lime screed purely to save two lots of mixing up.
But hey what’s your thoughts?
maybe I should be asking what’s the best method to lay a line screed flooring.
Currently I have original quarry tiles which have been smashed up then a 30-50mm concrete screed on top which has created some damp.
I prefer the glapour with lime screed with UFH rather than lime Crete and then lime screed purely to save two lots of mixing up.
But hey what’s your thoughts?
Aha, thought as much! Sounds similar, I dug up similar depths of concrete across a 12 square meter room before laying ours.
The far cheaper route is to mix yourself. It's not complicated, but it's a full day with help, plus a day prep. Depending on when in the year you do it and the help you have, you want to ideally finish in a day if possible to save having to create an edge and wait for it to go off before you can finish the rest. Days are long now, but temp is too high ideally unless you can keep it down in the room in question. You'll want at least one helper to mix constantly, and a third would help to barrow back and forth while you smooth it.
If you search here you'll find advice, but looking at ty mawr and Mike Wye will give you the same. The story is pretty standard regardless of source. Or give them a call to discuss with measurements of the room and they'll calculate and quote. Mine and at least one others findings were that Mke Wye were way more helpful and significantly cheaper for the same set up. But definitely try chatting to each.
I did the same approach to save double mixing, among other benefits - RFG to 100 mm ish, then about the same of limecrete on top. Finished with brick pavers. This are the minimum guides you'll be given, I could've used less RFG as I was fortunate in that our ground was dry as a bone. With UFH the depth of limecrete may differ. I didn't bother with UFH as there was no need for a warm floor.
You'll need a petrol powered whacker plate for compressing the RFG from 130% to 100%. You may be told you could achieve this by hand with a pole, arguably you could also scale Everest. The whacking takes longer than you'd expect, do it well in advance of the laying. it's dusty as hell so wear a decent mask, ventilate and expect to keep stopping both through tiredness and risk of CO2 in the room. Depending on your building, foundations or lack of, you may need to be careful around the printers as the vibrations are fairly substantial.
I used tent pegs inserted across the floor to the correct height and then removed them once compressed. Be warned, RFG only comes in multiples of 1 cubic metre. It's a hell of a lot, especially if you get the double bag! You'll want it dropped as close to the room as feasibly possible as it isn't moving until it's empty! Also, if you can, dig deeper and use more RFG to get closer to using a round metre cubed amount, so you're not left with 30+ rubble sacks of it like me!
With the limecrete, you'll get the hang of the amount of water and consistency pretty quickly You'll also want a shovel, not spade, for getting the mix out of the barrow and I used a smaller shovel for getting in/out of the mixer as I had one and it was easier to manoeuvre! You may also need scaffold board for barrow access from mixer to floor. Plus a long flat smooth piece of wood to use as a float to level the mix once laid, which is the party I found hardest. And a decent supply of beers and steaks to bbq once you're all done!
Good luck!
The far cheaper route is to mix yourself. It's not complicated, but it's a full day with help, plus a day prep. Depending on when in the year you do it and the help you have, you want to ideally finish in a day if possible to save having to create an edge and wait for it to go off before you can finish the rest. Days are long now, but temp is too high ideally unless you can keep it down in the room in question. You'll want at least one helper to mix constantly, and a third would help to barrow back and forth while you smooth it.
If you search here you'll find advice, but looking at ty mawr and Mike Wye will give you the same. The story is pretty standard regardless of source. Or give them a call to discuss with measurements of the room and they'll calculate and quote. Mine and at least one others findings were that Mke Wye were way more helpful and significantly cheaper for the same set up. But definitely try chatting to each.
I did the same approach to save double mixing, among other benefits - RFG to 100 mm ish, then about the same of limecrete on top. Finished with brick pavers. This are the minimum guides you'll be given, I could've used less RFG as I was fortunate in that our ground was dry as a bone. With UFH the depth of limecrete may differ. I didn't bother with UFH as there was no need for a warm floor.
You'll need a petrol powered whacker plate for compressing the RFG from 130% to 100%. You may be told you could achieve this by hand with a pole, arguably you could also scale Everest. The whacking takes longer than you'd expect, do it well in advance of the laying. it's dusty as hell so wear a decent mask, ventilate and expect to keep stopping both through tiredness and risk of CO2 in the room. Depending on your building, foundations or lack of, you may need to be careful around the printers as the vibrations are fairly substantial.
I used tent pegs inserted across the floor to the correct height and then removed them once compressed. Be warned, RFG only comes in multiples of 1 cubic metre. It's a hell of a lot, especially if you get the double bag! You'll want it dropped as close to the room as feasibly possible as it isn't moving until it's empty! Also, if you can, dig deeper and use more RFG to get closer to using a round metre cubed amount, so you're not left with 30+ rubble sacks of it like me!
With the limecrete, you'll get the hang of the amount of water and consistency pretty quickly You'll also want a shovel, not spade, for getting the mix out of the barrow and I used a smaller shovel for getting in/out of the mixer as I had one and it was easier to manoeuvre! You may also need scaffold board for barrow access from mixer to floor. Plus a long flat smooth piece of wood to use as a float to level the mix once laid, which is the party I found hardest. And a decent supply of beers and steaks to bbq once you're all done!
Good luck!
Jamieharnett
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Many thanks for your reply very much appreciated I have around 45m2 to do! :roll: Hence premixed would gave been a tad more efficient! Did you use a normal cement mixer or a larger screed type? How long did the screed take to be able to walk on?
That sounds fun! But assuming it's different rooms, can be bitten off in stages at least... Otherwise you will need to build a divide to split the space. We were advised to wait a few days if we did that so the edge could form on the first pour before adding against it.
We just hired a standard mixer, which was a good volume match for the wheel barrow, but sounds like you might want more than one barrow and a small workforce!
We didn't need to use the room, so I think we gave it at least a week to go off to be sure. This was about this time last year, but it was no where near as hot as now, you'll find the lime will dry out faster, possibly too fast...
We just hired a standard mixer, which was a good volume match for the wheel barrow, but sounds like you might want more than one barrow and a small workforce!
We didn't need to use the room, so I think we gave it at least a week to go off to be sure. This was about this time last year, but it was no where near as hot as now, you'll find the lime will dry out faster, possibly too fast...