Traditional Sand & Cement Screed · Devon
Cemfloor-Certified Traditional Sand & Cement Screed Across South Brent
Deep make-up floors in South Brent, especially where the sub-base has been dug out or old floor coverings stripped back to an uneven slab, are still best served by a traditional sand and cement screed built up in layers.
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Deep make-up floors in South Brent, especially where the sub-base has been dug out or old floor coverings stripped back to an uneven slab, are still best served by a traditional sand and cement screed built up in layers.
We mix a semi-dry sand and cement screed on site or bring it in via a screed pump, lay it to string lines or laser-set pins in bays, then compact and trowel it to a flat, dense surface. It is slower than a liquid pour, roughly a day of drying time per millimetre of depth once you get past the first 50mm, but it tolerates a much wider range of site conditions.
Most of our South Brent jobs sit within 30 minutes of base, so site visits stay simple and pour days run to time. South Brent sits Exeter (28 mi), and we work the surrounding villages on the same week's diary.
TQ10 access, routes and logistics
County
Devon
District
South Hams
Postcode
TQ10
Nearest city
Exeter (28 mi)
Nearest motorway
M5 (J31, ~27 mi)
Primary A-road
A38
Local industries
agriculture, commuter
Common builds
Dartmoor-edge cottages, new self-builds
What South Brent builds usually need
- Dartmoor-edge cottages — a regular brief in South Brent
- New self-builds — a regular brief in South Brent
- Small workshops — a regular brief in South Brent
- Agriculture — a regular brief in South Brent
- Commuter — a regular brief in South Brent
Traditional Sand & Cement Screed in South Brent — how it works
We mix a semi-dry sand and cement screed on site or bring it in via a screed pump, lay it to string lines or laser-set pins in bays, then compact and trowel it to a flat, dense surface. It is slower than a liquid pour, roughly a day of drying time per millimetre of depth once you get past the first 50mm, but it tolerates a much wider range of site conditions.
Unlike a self-levelling liquid screed, sand and cement is placed and compacted by hand, so we control the fall towards a drain, form an upstand at a threshold, or feather it into an existing floor level in a way a pumped pour cannot.
Specifications suited to South Brent builds
Sand and cement (typically 4:1 or 5:1 mix)
Semi-dry, hand-compacted mix ratio adjusted to depth and loading.
SBR bonding agent
Slurry-brushed onto the substrate for bonded screeds under 40mm.
Polypropylene fibre reinforcement
Added to reduce shrinkage cracking on larger bays.
DPM and separating membrane
For unbonded or floating screeds over insulation.
Falls formed to drain outlets
Built into the screed thickness for wet rooms and balconies.
Edge and movement joints
Set at bay lines, doorways and around columns.
Latest jobs across Devon
South Brent-area service radius
What backs our South Brent work
- 01Cemfloor-certified, fully insured, CDM-aware
- 02Coordinated with most South West UFH installers
- 03Pre-start meeting standard on every commercial job
- 04Local knowledge — we know the M5 (J31, ~27 mi) access window and A38 traffic patterns
South Brent screed questions, answered
Can you lay sand and cement screed externally in South Brent?+
Yes, external thresholds, patios tying into internal floor levels and step-downs are common sand and cement jobs, since the mix tolerates exposure that a liquid screed is not designed for.
Will the screed crack?+
Bay joints and fibre reinforcement control shrinkage cracking. We set bay sizes and joint positions at doorways and depth changes to minimise the risk on any South Brent job.
How is sand and cement screed different from liquid screed in South Brent?+
Sand and cement is a semi-dry mix, hand-laid and trowelled in bays, whereas liquid screed is pumped and self-levels. Sand and cement suits deep fills, external areas and wet rooms; liquid screed suits large flat internal floors that need to dry quickly.
What SR rating do you achieve on a trowelled screed?+
We finish sand and cement to SR2, within 3mm under a 2m straight edge, which is suitable for most tiled finishes. If you need SR1 flatness for large-format tile or resin, liquid screed is usually the better route.
How long does a sand and cement screed take to dry in South Brent?+
Roughly a day per millimetre of depth once past the first 50mm, so a 65mm floor is typically ready for coverings in around six to eight weeks, depending on ventilation and site conditions.
Do you use a screed pump for sand and cement in South Brent?+
On larger jobs, yes, a screed pump can deliver the semi-dry mix into the building, which speeds up placement while keeping the hand-trowelled finish.
Whether it's a single wet room or a full rural self-builders and farms scheme in South Brent, we set out bays, control the falls and hand back a dense, SR2-flat floor ready for tiling.
Book a bay-laid screed in South Brent
Hand-trowelled screeds take longer to schedule around drying and access. Get your South Brent job in the diary early.
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