Floor Screed Drying Times Before Tiling?

I’m Andy Parkin, Managing Director of the Multi-Award Winning Speed Screed. I’m here to talk about “floor screed drying time before tiling”.

We know just how hard it is to wait for the screed to dry so that you can lay your floor tiles.  With today’s technology, you don’t have to wait, drying time can be controlled to suit your program.

Typical Floor Screed Drying Time
The range of floor screed drying times before tiling is quite wide, and here are examples based on 75mm think application.

Standard Calcium Sulphate – 110 days
Traditional Sand and Cement – 75-100 days
Cementitious Belitex – 21 days
Mapescreed 704 – 7 days
Hydraulic Binder Fast Drying Screed – 24 hours
Ardex A35 – 4 hours
Moisture Testing
The method for moisture test will depend on the screed type, however, the used methods are:

Carbide bomb
Hair hygrometer
Protimeter
Before laying any tiles, a moisture test needs to be carried out, as this is the only way to be sure that the screed is dry enough to receive the tiles.

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