ᐅ Concrete slab without a screed layer on the upper floor/attic – what to do?
Created on: 21 Feb 2022 23:31
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christophen
Hello everyone,
In our house (new build, precast concrete), there is only screed on the ground floor. What is the best way to prepare the subfloor for the parquet?
Most neighbors are applying mainly a primer plus leveling compound. Then they use some kind of underlayment for impact sound insulation and install vinyl flooring. So, most are having a floating floor installed.
However, some parquet installers had concerns and were unsure how this would work without screed. They said that without screed, it might not be feasible due to sound insulation and residual moisture in the precast concrete elements.
As far as I understand, the height from the floor to the door lintel is not sufficient for screed either. Maybe the doors would need to be shortened.
How would you proceed? Would you still have screed installed (despite the high costs and the effort with the doors)? Or is a leveling compound enough?
We would like to install parquet everywhere. Do we need to consider anything specific if we don’t have screed underneath?
Thanks in advance for your help!
In our house (new build, precast concrete), there is only screed on the ground floor. What is the best way to prepare the subfloor for the parquet?
Most neighbors are applying mainly a primer plus leveling compound. Then they use some kind of underlayment for impact sound insulation and install vinyl flooring. So, most are having a floating floor installed.
However, some parquet installers had concerns and were unsure how this would work without screed. They said that without screed, it might not be feasible due to sound insulation and residual moisture in the precast concrete elements.
As far as I understand, the height from the floor to the door lintel is not sufficient for screed either. Maybe the doors would need to be shortened.
How would you proceed? Would you still have screed installed (despite the high costs and the effort with the doors)? Or is a leveling compound enough?
We would like to install parquet everywhere. Do we need to consider anything specific if we don’t have screed underneath?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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christophen26 Feb 2022 07:50schubert79 schrieb:
Do you have radiators on the upper floor? Or is wall heating installed? What type of heating is installed and what is the supply temperature?Yes, we have radiators. It is district heating, but I don’t know the supply temperature.