6 top floor screeds

In all modern private houses and buildings for the alignment of the floor is used screed. It is a cement-sand composition with various additives. With the help of the material it is possible not only to prepare the base for finishing, but also to create a layer of heat and sound insulation. The Russian market has a rich assortment of mixes from different manufacturers. When choosing a material, experts recommend paying attention to several characteristics of the screed.

How to choose a floor screed

1. Application area. Cement-sand compositions are resistant to various negative impacts. Therefore, most of them can be used to work inside and outside buildings. But the degree of frost resistance is often limited to -30 ...- 35 ° C, which limits their use for the northern regions. Some mixtures are dominated by waterproof properties, such products are ideal for bathrooms and sanitary facilities. The most eco-friendly screeds are recommended to buy for the decoration of bedrooms and children's rooms.
2. Layer thickness. Each manufacturer indicates the optimum thickness of one layer of the screed. If you just want to align the slab, you can use thin-layer mixtures (10-100 mm). But when it is necessary to hide pipelines or a warm floor in a screed, a composition with a maximum coating thickness of up to 250-300 mm is required.
3. Drying time. In some rooms it is required not just to quickly level the floor. It should dry instantly so that you can walk on the surface. One of these rooms is a bathroom. For such cases, it is better to choose a composition with a drying time of 3-4 hours. At the stage of building a house, you can suffer several days. But fully screed gains strength longer, usually continue to finish only after 3-28 days.
4. Screed weight. Some supporting structures are not able to withstand the additional load from the concrete pavement. In this case, you should look at the ultralight compositions, in which the foam glass plays the role of a filler.
5. Sound and heat insulation. Some manufacturers include fillers in the screed, which give the coating sound and heat insulation properties. Despite the higher cost of the material, the purchase of it can become more economical.
6. Pot life. When you need to fill with ready-made mortar you need large areas, then an important indicator of the screed, as the viability of the mixture. In small rooms you can cope in 30-40 minutes, and at production sites this time increases to several hours.
7. Mixture consumption. Concentrating on the cost of the screed, you should find out about the material consumption. Often cheap formulations are consumed in a large volume, and later also shrink. Therefore, the purchase of more expensive material may eventually become a more profitable event.

We have included in our review of the 6 best screed for the floor. All compositions are widely represented in the building stores of Russia, they were highly appreciated by experts and domestic users.

What is better screed or self-leveling floor

Type of leveling coating	Virtues	disadvantages
Screed	+ reasonable price + aligns large drops (from 300 mm) + versatility + strength and durability	- alignment is carried out with the help of additional devices - low surface quality - large layer thickness (at least 10 mm)
Self-leveling floor	+ easy alignment + you can do it yourself + high quality coating	- high price - the coating is not subject to restoration - alignment of small drops

Top floor screed rating

Nomination	a place	Name of product	price
Top floor screed rating	1	Weber Vetonit 6000, 25 kg	439 ₽
	2	Screed floor quick-hardening bolars, 25 kg	231 ₽
	3	Perfekta Fibroloy, 25 kg	195 ₽
	4	Axton, 25 kg	175 ₽
	5	Floor coupler heat-insulating Paladium Palafloor-307, 12 kg	523 ₽
	6	Peskobeton M-300 RUSEAN, 40 kg	140 ₽

Weber Vetonit 6000, 25 kg

Rating: 4.9

Weber Vetonit 6000 can be used to make a basic leveling of the floor with a high level of quality. The manufacturer recommends making the layer thickness in the range of 10-250 mm. The composition is considered universal, it can be used in homes or public institutions. With the help of cement-sand mixture allowed to arrange a "warm floor". Due to the rapid drying (3 hours), the screed is optimally suited for the most visited premises. Laying of floor coverings is allowed after 15 hours. Experts highly appreciated the leveling abilities of the Russian team, giving it the laurels of the winner of our rating.

Users liked fast drying and curing, low shrinkage, lack of cracks and delaminations.

Screed floor quick-hardening bolars, 25 kg

Rating: 4.8

Excellent technical characteristics possesses quick-hardening screed for the floor bolars. The leveling layer dries quickly enough, after about 5 hours you can walk on the screed. Somewhat inferior to the leader of the rating in the thickness of the layer (10-100 mm). The manufacturer recommends creating monolithic coatings, screeds on the separation layer, floating structures. The mixture can be used in rooms with different levels of humidity, with temperature changes. Construction work should be carried out at a temperature of +5 .. + 30 ° С, but the created coating can be operated in the range of -40 ... + 60 ° С. Finishing is allowed to be done in 3-14 days.

Users are satisfied with the strength of the screed, resistance to moisture, temperature extremes. Only not all bases can be leveled with a single layer.

Perfekta Fibroloy, 25 kg

Rating: 4.7

The reinforced base plate Perfekta Fiber layer is designed for leveling floor foundations, covering pipelines and creating floating structures. Operational characteristics are maintained in a wide range of temperatures (-50 ... + 70 ° C), the coating has an excellent indicator of frost resistance (50 cycles). The recommended thickness of one layer is 10-120 mm, when adding crushed stone, this indicator can be increased to 350 mm. In contrast to the leaders of the rating, the mixture dries longer, it is allowed to walk on it only after 12 hours. Due to the high strength of the screed, it is allowed to lay concrete and stone tiles.

According to experts, the screed deserves the third place for strength, the ability to work semi-dry way. Users are dissatisfied only with the duration of drying.

Axton, 25 kg

Rating: 4.6

It is best to level floor bases in rooms with high humidity with an Axton screed. It quickly gains strength, while the coating does not crack and does not shrink. As for the thickness of one layer, the manufacturer recommends not to go beyond 10-80 mm. The composition is suitable not only for baths and toilets, but also street constructions.Losing composition winners rating in the duration of drying, only a day later you can walk on the leveled surface. Experts note the good sound and heat insulation properties of the screed.

Users praise the composition for easy alignment, a small fraction of stones, good moisture-resistant qualities. The disadvantages include a small layer, the possibility of laying only at a temperature of +5 ... + 25 ° C.

Floor coupler heat-insulating Paladium Palafloor-307, 12 kg

Rating: 4.5

Simultaneous leveling of the floor and its warming can be done with the help of the screed Paladium Palafloor-307. This ultralight composition based on cement and foam glass has excellent sound and thermal insulation qualities. The product has earned the attention of experts for its environmental friendliness, so it is suitable for children's rooms, recreation rooms, canteens and kitchens. The thickness of one layer is in a wide range of 20-300 mm, but at the expense of a small mass it is allowed to restore dilapidated housing, to arrange floors of houses.

To take a higher place in our screed rating was not allowed by the high price, long drying time (48 hours). Domestic builders are satisfied with the quality of the screed, ease of leveling, thermal insulation properties.

Peskbeton M-300 RUSEAN

Rating: 4.4

For large volumes of construction work, it is most advantageous to use a domestic coupler for floor M-300 RUSEAN. It is sold at the most attractive price, while experts pay attention to good technical parameters. With the help of the composition it is recommended to level the height differences up to 150 mm, it is suitable for creating a floor heating system. Deserves praise and durability of the coating, so sand concrete is suitable for finishing office and public buildings. The leveling layer can withstand frost down to -35 ° C.

To bypass competitors in the ranking of the composition did not allow large fractions of stone (5 mm), which would require additional polishing after drying. For a very long time, the screed gains strength (up to 28 days), although it is allowed to finish the finish after 10 days.

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Attention! This rating is subjective, is not advertising and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you should consult with a specialist.