Food & Hospitality
Liquid Screed for Commercial Kitchens
A well-formed screed sub-floor supports the falls, hygiene finishes and equipment loads that commercial kitchen environments demand.
Commercial kitchens present a demanding floor environment: constant washing down, spillage, heavy catering equipment, and a regulatory expectation of good hygiene standards. The screed beneath the final kitchen floor finish plays an important role in getting water to fall correctly to drainage and providing a stable base for hygienic, heavy-duty finishes.
Falls need to be formed accurately within the screed so that wash-down water and any spillage drain away rather than pooling around equipment bases or door thresholds, which can otherwise create slip hazards and hygiene issues over time.
Kitchen floors also carry point loads from ovens, refrigeration units and other heavy equipment, so the screed specification should take this into account alongside the falls and finish requirements, particularly in larger commercial and industrial catering operations.
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Falls, drainage and hygiene
Getting falls right in a commercial kitchen floor is central to keeping the space safe and hygienic, directing water away from working areas and towards drainage channels or gullies. This is planned and formed within the screed before the final hygienic floor finish is applied.
Equipment loads and finish durability
Heavy catering equipment, walk-in refrigeration units and repeated trolley movement place ongoing demands on a kitchen floor. A dense, well-cured screed base supports the overlying finish in resisting these loads and reduces the risk of cracking or delamination over time.
Commercial Kitchens — the points that decide it
- Falls formed accurately to direct wash-down water to drainage points
- Stable, dense base suited to heavy catering equipment loads
- Coordinated with tanking or waterproofing beneath hygienic floor finishes
- Suitable base for resin, quarry tile or other hard-wearing kitchen finishes
- Attention to junctions at equipment plinths, drains and door thresholds
- Considered for both new-build kitchens and refurbishment of existing spaces
Commercial Kitchens — your questions
In short
A well-formed screed sub-floor supports the falls, hygiene finishes and equipment loads that commercial kitchen environments demand.
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Specifying a commercial kitchen floor?
Contact Exeter Liquid Screeders to discuss falls, loading and finish coordination for commercial kitchen projects.