Very few places sell it so a round trip of 3 hours to jewsons in dudley proved to be the easiest way to get hold of some.
Limecrete floor mix.
The screed mix is designed to retain heat acting as a thermal store and transmit heat from any water based under floor heating to the surface of with 3 parts the floor.
A limecrete floor consists of a compacted layer of recycled foamed glass insulation on top of prepared sub base and geotextile membrane.
How strong is limecrete.
A limecrete floor is usually made up with.
Limecrete is a mix of natural hydraulic lime nhl5 and sharp sand.
Limecrete direct provide limecrete mixed on site using our fleet of specially modified volumetric batching trucks.
Limecrete and geocell floors offer a breathable and insulating alternative to impervious floors.
This is followed by another layer of geotextile and limecrete produced using lightweight insulating aggregate rather than conventional sand.
It is used as an insulating layer below the limecrete slab.
We answer some common questions relating to limecrete floors.
Mike wye the lime specialist have a good guide but we found that availability and cost of materials was a problem as was the definite mix ratio so here s how we did it.
The first battle was trying to find somewhere that sold leca an expanded clay aggregate that looks a bit like dog food and helps bulk out and insulate a limecrete floor.
This makes it suitable for applications such as a workshop floor.
It can be strengthened by increasing the lime content and by adding fibres.
Test have shown that physical characteristics in terms of compression strength are more than adequate to meet building regulations requirements and products from companies such as eco lime tŷ mawr lime and.
Limecrete floor there doesn t appear to be a concencus on the ideal way to lay an insulated breathable limecrete floor.
Our mixer has been especially customised to mix limecrete.
This is the functional part of a limecrete floor offering an effective capillary break as well as thermal insulation.
Limecrete is never left without a covering of tiles flags or engineered timber on battens and these are laid on a screed and bedding mortar above the insulating limecrete.
Materials used thickness of layers drying times underfloor heating and floor finishes.
Mix the uncoated techniclay with natural hydraulic lime nhl 5 to form the limecrete slab.
Geocell is an aerated foam glass aggregate made from recycled glass.
Limecrete is strong enough under compression to be used as the floor slab in a home.