Product trends
Two new quick-setting self-levelling floor screeds a.b.e. Construction Chemicals, now part of the Saint-Gobain Group has launched two new versions of its dustless abescreed SLC P self-levelling floor screed to add screeds of varying strengths with different walk-on times and characteristics. abescreed SLC P has over the past seven years won wide acclaim and popularity throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and has even been installed at a major hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The two new quick-setting self-levelling screeds, abescreed SLC P 15 and SLC P25, offer typical 28-day compressive strengths of 15MPa and 25MPa, with matching flexural strengths of 6MPa and 9MPa, respectively. Walk-on time for abescreed SLC P 15 is about six hours, while SCL P25, can handle pedestrian traffic after only four hours. abescreed SLC P 15 is ideal for vinyl or ceramic tile covering while the stronger SLC P 25 is suitable for surface coatings such as epoxy.
Environmental health benefits Peter Jones, a.b.e.’s National Flooring Sales Manager, says abescreed SLC P has been widely applied for fast track refurbishment and new construction where finishes such as carpets, ceramic tiles, vinyl, wood block, or cork flooring had to be applied quickly. “The product has proved extremely popular to level floors in office buildings, houses, shops, public premises, schools and airports. As it is protein-free and does not harbour bacteria, it is ideal for hospitals and clinics in our current pandemic world. The ‘green’ qualities of abescreed self-levelling screed – among the wide range of dustless a.b.e. products – in enclosed flooring environments are also important for the health and safety of applicators,” Jones states. The abescreed self-levelling range can be trowel-applied for thicknesses of up to 20mm, or pumped for screeds of between 4mm to 20mm. An 8mm average thickness is usually
The abescreed self-levelling range has been widely successful for demanding, fast track projects, including major hospitals
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Concrete Trends Issue 4 2021
