Semi-dry floor screed — a modern way of levelling a floor with cement-sand mortar containing a minimum of water. Unlike classic wet screed, it holds only as much water as the cement needs to hydrate. The mortar is delivered to site by a pneumatic pump — in our case professional Brinkmann and Putzmeister machines — which lets us work as high as the 30th floor.
The main advantage of semi-dry screed over wet screed is no leaks to the floors below, plus minimal shrinkage. A 50–70 mm layer hardens within a day to the point where it can be walked on carefully; tiles usually go down from day 7–14, and moisture-sensitive finishes (laminate, parquet) after a residual moisture check, roughly from day 21. A classic wet screed only reaches full strength at 28 days and takes longer still to dry out (about 1 week per centimetre of thickness), and it often cracks when the water evaporates too fast.
Fibre reinforcement and a plasticiser in the mix make the screed strong and elastic. The surface comes out perfectly flat — typically 2–3 mm under a 2-metre straightedge, which meets the stricter requirements of DIN 18202 and current Ukrainian building codes for laminate, engineered board, tile, linoleum and porcelain stoneware.
Screed for underfloor heating — a separate job we handle regularly. The minimum thickness over water underfloor heating pipes is 45 mm to DIN 18560 (we lay 50 mm), with a total of 70–80 mm.
We work across Kyiv and the Kyiv region — Brovary, Irpin, Bucha, Boryspil, Vyshneve, Hostomel. The site survey is free. We work under contract and provide a 1-year warranty. Prices start from UAH 425/m² — get an exact figure for your site with our calculator.
