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What We Need From Your Builder Before We Pour
If you're the builder or site manager coordinating our visit, this is the short version of what we'll need in place.
Coordinate your pour date
Name, phone, email — we'll reply the same working day with a fixed price.
Most of our jobs come through a main contractor or builder rather than directly from the homeowner, and coordinating the handover cleanly is the single biggest factor in whether a pour day runs smoothly. This page is written for you — the person managing the programme — as a quick reference for what we need and when.
None of it is unusual by trade standards, but liquid screed has a couple of specifics (UFH pressure testing, membrane taping, exact datum levels) that are worth flagging clearly rather than assuming they're covered by general groundworks practice.
Share this with your site team or subcontractors ahead of the pour date to avoid a wasted visit.
Before we can confirm a pour date
- Floor plan with room dimensions and any level changes clearly marked
- Confirmation of insulation type and thickness being installed
- UFH manifold layout, if applicable, and who's responsible for pressure testing
- Target finish levels relative to a fixed datum point (e.g. DPC or a marked benchmark)
Handover checklist for the day before pour
| Item | Confirmed by |
|---|---|
| Insulation fully laid and taped | Groundworks / builder |
| DPM lapped, taped and turned up at perimeter | Groundworks / builder |
| UFH pressure-tested and holding | Heating installer, confirmed jointly with us |
| Pour area cleared of other trades and materials | Site manager |
| Access route confirmed clear for the pump/hose | Site manager |
Coordinate your pour date
Send your build programme and floor plan and we'll confirm exactly what we need from your team before booking a date.
On coordinating with other trades
Liquid screed sits at a pinch point in most build programmes — it needs UFH and insulation finished before it, and it needs a clear run afterward for drying and the next trades to move in without disturbing it. Flagging our pour date early in the overall programme, and protecting it from other trades' deliveries or access needs, avoids the most common cause of delay.
We're happy to join a pre-pour site meeting or call if that helps coordinate across trades on a live build.
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Coordinate your pour date
Send your build programme and floor plan and we'll confirm exactly what we need from your team before booking a date.