Looking for advice... The shop I worked for for 20 years never required me to screed or ply floors. Although I have done some screeding and ply over the years it hasn't been much and I'm moving into LVT now, so what is worrying me is making sure the subfloor is perfect. Any advice appreciated. Thanks
Partner up with someone who has the skills or go on a course. F Balls run free training as do some other manufacturers.
I’ve been to most of the training centres and done the sub floor prep courses. the theory side is excellent at them all but the practical side of it isn’t great. Would definately reccomend doing the courses and then jumping on a fair few jobs with someone who’s competent
Havnt you got a garage floor you could practise on? I did this with my first ever screed. ...the amount of coats I gave it made me feel taller atleast
The courses are a good start to get the knowledge on the products but in reality hands on experience helps…… you can’t teach how to screed I tend to find you have to give it a go…. Start with small areas and get used to the trowel or rake…… training courses tend to use flat bases as a start and out in the real world with a newly laid concrete which had been badly installed is nothing like on the training courses. Find a product your happy with with decent flow…… I found when I was learning the heavy sluggish screeds were easier to work and spiky roll as opposed to the so called easy flow runny screeds as the thicker ones levelled better
