Just back from dropping off materials to a showroom in guilford which had a flood 2 weeks ago. the builder has lifted the carpet and felt underlay. but has left a lot of fluffy underlay stuck to the screed!! it seems to be stuck with vinyl adhesive any way to remove this???before fixing decoupling matting .

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tried that ! will still be ther at christmas

Put some elbow grease into ffs..

only done a sq mtr thought .......... this must be getting soft in my old age . have to go back ther sunday now or my lads will go mad if theyt ge in there monday and see that.. could kill that b..... builder said he would get a labour on it . but left it for us to sort.. so customer gets another bill for me and mate day work . now how much should i charge for my sunday time?? 300--400--500????

Not sure about Sunday rates for you and your mate - You'll have to decide.

But ref the adhesive - heat is probably the answer to aid the removal or a scrabble machine if its a large area - Showroom ?. I would consider applying heat 600 Deg C and / scrabbler as well - your local hire shop might be able to help. A gas powered trolley type of flame thrower - watch the glass doors and edges etc ?

Other than that - Brandon Hire do a Turbo Stripper - quoted £150 a day - might be cheaper in the long run

Rich.. ya spoiling him..

Don't scabble screed

Hi Whitebeam

I know lots of folks say - ' Don't scrabble screeds ' - Ajax 123 especially !! However I think that there are occasions when it is necessary and the only practical course of action. ie removal of the surface layer when it is ' contaminated ' with sticky stuff and difficult to removal gunk.

So guys - Why not ' scrabble ' ?? It's only a word game after all !

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Come on guys - Why Not Scrabble Screeds ? Don't be shy - I want to know why thats all - I suck up information you guys give me like a grouting sponge ! Does Ajax have any thoughts

use a diamond cup sander with a hoover you will take it off in no time we can do about 40,50 m2 per hour

it's a bit late here,but screed is usaly a 4-1 3-1 sand and cement mix, not concrete it is not meant to be a hard-waring surface just a flat substrate to recieve carpet /tile's or what-ever finished ,so is therefore weak

As above

If its a thick coating use a PCD cup on a grinder, if its thin use the diamond cup.

I dont recomend scabbling screeds either but i dont think u have much option here.

Trev

Mark, Trev In the British and Aussie vernacular, what is "Scabble"?

Scabbling is roughing or scratching the surface.

Trev

Originally Posted by Rob Z

Mark, Trev In the British and Aussie vernacular, what is "Scabble"?

Rob z it's the sort of thing we have to do to a swimming pool shell that has been cast from shuttered concrete and the inner surface is to smooth to for renda to successfully take or key into!! and can be a violent operation

And I wonder what the maximum time your supposed to be using one with that vibration

Scabble then sounds like what we call "bush hammering".

Originally Posted by Rob Z

Scabble then sounds like what we call "bush hammering".

that's the one mate!! a mild-form are diamond bushes on a shaft ,and you rattle on hammer against the surface to be scabbled ,and it should take paint/Addy off the surface, the one's we use are on a compressor and it's like a scaffolding pole, a serious bit of kit but for some stuff i prefer to sand-blast

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Originally Posted by gooner59

that's the one mate!! a mild-form are diamond bushes on a shaft ,and you rattle on hammer against the surface to be scabbled ,and it should take paint/Addy off the surface, the one's we use are on a compressor and it's like a scaffolding pole, a serious bit of kit but for some stuff i prefer to sand-blast

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Originally Posted by gooner59

that's the one mate!! a mild-form are diamond bushes on a shaft ,and you rattle on hammer against the surface to be scabbled ,and it should take paint/Addy off the surface, the one's we use are on a compressor and it's like a scaffolding pole, a serious bit of kit but for some stuff i prefer to sand-blast

Hi Gooner - Glad to read between the lines that your busier again . On the subject of sand blasting - Can you do this now - even with serious air fed helments, I was under the impression that HSFE had effectively baned this method in favor of J-Blast due to silicoisis or something similar - Do you still use this method - either dry or wet ?

Originally Posted by Richard Edwards

Hi Gooner - Glad to read between the lines that your busier again . On the subject of sand blasting - Can you do this now - even with serious air fed helments, I was under the impression that HSFE had effectively baned this method in favor of J-Blast due to silicoisis or something similar - Do you still use this method - either dry or wet ?

thank's mate , we did one about eighteen month's ago, so unless they the HSFE have banned it ( which would not surprize me )then we still offer this service !!

Originally Posted by gooner59

Rob z it's the sort of thing we have to do to a swimming pool shell that has been cast from shuttered concrete and the inner surface is to smooth to for renda to successfully take or key into!! and can be a violent operation

Dave, is "shuttered concrete" the same as "Gunite"?

gooner ever used a dash coat or splash coat