How long to wait until tiling onto 75mm screed - Tile Advice

[ashurst]

I am having wet underfloor heating installed on top of 150mm insulation. The screen will be approximately 75mm. I will be laying 10mm porcelain tiles. How long should I realistically wait until tiling onto the area as I am reading conflicting things.

I am hoping that 21 days should surfice

 

[J Sid]

commission the ufh, use ditra uncoupling membrane or similar at 21 days I'd do or wait 80 days

 

[Chalker]

Leave 7 days after laying.
Commission ufh and put on low for as long as it takes to dry.
Sand floor to remove latience a few days after heating is turned on ( will set like rock if left any longer) this also helps drying times, a the polymers act like a plastic , trapping moisture.

When it's dry, turn off heating and tile.

 

[J Sid]

Leave 7 days after laying.
Commission ufh and put on low for as long as it takes to dry.
Sand floor to remove latience a few days after heating is turned on ( will set like rock if left any longer) this also helps drying times, a the polymers act like a plastic , trapping moisture.

When it's dry, turn off heating and tile.

sand and cement?

 

[Chalker]

sand and cement?

Never though of that.
TBH, at 75mm it must be sand and cement

 

[J Sid]

Never though of that.
TBH, at 75mm it must be sand and cement

you'd of hoped so but you never know

 

[Spacey]

Good chance it's Anhydrate or simlar

 

[J Sid]

Good chance it's Anhydrate or simlar

why?

 

[hmtiling]

Good chance it's Anhydrate or simlar

very deep for gypsum based. optimum for those is around 45mm i believe

 

[Spacey]

very deep for gypsum based. optimum for those is around 45mm i believe

Yeah doesn't mean it couldn't be though.
It's the most commonly used screed these days over UFH And builders as we know don't always follow the rules.
Could just be a fibre reinforced screed but Id want to be sure what I'm dealing with before laying anything.

In answer to the original question With UFH commissioned and running It's possible to dry it out in about two weeks

 

[hmtiling]

Good chance it's Anhydrate or simlar

better chance it's sand cement at that depth. when's the lino forum back btw

 

[Dumbo]

Yeah doesn't mean it couldn't be though.
It's the most commonly used screed these days over UFH And builders as we know don't always follow the rules.
Could just be a fibre reinforced screed but Id want to be sure what I'm dealing with before laying anything.

In answer to the original question With UFH commissioned and running It's possible to dry it out in about two weeks

You shouldn't force dry s&c screed

 

[Sean Kelly]

If time is an issue and cost is not an issue then use Ardex A38 (Ultra Rapid Drying Cement for Internal & External Screeds).

Screed the floor and tile after 4 hours. I believe it works out at 1.5 times more than the cost of normal screed.

I have not used this product myself, I got the info from asking the Ardex reps at a trade day.

 

[Old Mod]

There are several additives/Hydraulic Binders available that can provide you with a dry screed in 48hrs. Mapei topcem being one of them.
Even you can work on @Spacey After 4 days.

http://www.mapei.com/public/GB/products/207_topcem_uk.pdf

 

[Flintstone]

Bet this chap doesn't know if he's coming or going now