Hello,
we are currently building as well. In the next few weeks, the screed will be installed.
Our builder now wants to place three construction dryers in the house for two months afterwards. However, we would prefer to avoid this and get rid of the moisture by ventilating. The builder advises against this.
Can anyone give us advice on whether construction dryers are really necessary or if it is possible to manage the moisture without them?
Thank you in advance for your opinions.
Best regards,
steffi23
we are currently building as well. In the next few weeks, the screed will be installed.
Our builder now wants to place three construction dryers in the house for two months afterwards. However, we would prefer to avoid this and get rid of the moisture by ventilating. The builder advises against this.
Can anyone give us advice on whether construction dryers are really necessary or if it is possible to manage the moisture without them?
Thank you in advance for your opinions.
Best regards,
steffi23
schubert7920 Nov 2013 19:59Anhydrite requires even less residual moisture when used with glued parquet flooring, for example!!! Try searching for it online.
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DerBjoern21 Nov 2013 08:25My construction manager even told me to allow for 12 weeks because we want to install vinyl flooring in the living and bedrooms. But in the end, precise measurements are probably the only thing that really helps...
Jaydee schrieb:
8 weeks???!!!!
Oh no. If it takes that long, we really might have a problem with our move...Who plans such a tight schedule...? And I think the idea that anhydrite screed dries faster is a myth. It already contains more than 50% water at the start.
How do you handle the bathrooms? I assume you won’t be installing laminate flooring there.
We were told that 8 weeks is already optimistic and not very common. My house builder never schedules tile installation earlier than 9-10 weeks after the screed is laid. If you want it faster, you have to order cement screed.
Der Da schrieb:
Who calculates a schedule so tight.... ? Our timeline states that it usually takes about 5 to 8 weeks after the house is erected until the final inspection, meaning the tiles in the bathrooms are installed.
Our site manager mentioned a total of 8 to 11 weeks. That would work out really well for us.
Der Da schrieb:
How are you handling the bathrooms? You probably won’t be installing laminate flooring there. Of course not. We are using tiles in those areas.
The screed in our house is already nicely dry—at least on the surface. It has been curing for exactly one week today. There is also hardly any moisture noticeable inside the house. Maybe they added an accelerator.
Jaydee schrieb:
The screed in our house is - at least on the surface - already nicely dry. It has been exactly one week today. There is also not much humidity noticeable inside the house. Maybe they added a drying accelerator.The underlying layers also need to dry, which you can’t see. Later, the tiler will measure the moisture at the marked spots.
However, I find it quite confusing that the air in your house is not humid... the moisture from the screed has to go somewhere, and that would usually be the air... so does that mean your screed isn’t drying???
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