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Weber Screed Products Speed. Strength. Durability. Aesthetics

Today Architects, Developers, Designers, Engineers and Homeowners alike, demand a

Weber's commercial, industrial, speciality* and residential screeds consist of both

number of very specific qualities from their floors and floorcoverings. These typically include

standard and high strength screeds, all of which are hard-wearing and can be applied as the

speed and ease of installation, hygiene and ease of maintenance, aesthetics and ultimately

final finish or receive further sealing coats, be abraded and/or polishing. The available range

strength and durability. Weber's range of cement-based screeds are designed to meet these

is set out below;

and other criteria, hence we are able to satisfy the demands of commercial, industrial, residential and speciality* applications.

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All Weber's commercial, industrial, speciality* and residential screeds are designed to

is a rapid-hardening, bonded base screed (underlay), which will allow for overlays such as carpet, laminates, vinyl, ceramic and porcelain tiles or sealing with an

cope with high levels of traffic, provide excellent resistance to wear, abrasion and point loads,

approved sealer.

while at the same time imparting visually attractive finishes and colours. All Weber's screeds

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can be pumped or hand-mixed depending on site requirements.

weber.floor 4610 Industry-Top is a hard-wearing, bonded industrial screed, which will allow for foot traffic in 2-4 hours and full use in 7 days.

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weber.floor 4650 Design-Colour is a through-colour, bonded screed available in a variety of colours, which imparts a 'natural parchment' visual effect.

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weber.floor 4635 Design Grinded-Stone is a coloured and bonded screed, which can be abraded and/or polished to a decorative Terrazzo finish and then sealed with an approved Sealer.

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weber.floor 4900 Grano is a cement-based integrally coloured surface hardening compound dusted on to a wet screed or concrete for bonded and floating floors.

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weber.floor 4602 Industry-Base is a rapid-hardening (2-4 hours for foot traffic and full use in 8-12 hours), bonded base screed (underlay) for industrial use. It is also suitable for remedial work.

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weber.floor 4310 Fibre-Flow is a hard-wearing, fibre-modified screed for bonded or floating screeds.

Approved Sealer or other floor finish (if required)

Weber. Floor 4610/WB270/4650/4635/4900/4602/4310

Weber. Floor Primer 4716.

Whether the project at hand involves the construction of a new concrete floor or the renovation of an old tired/distressed concrete or other floorcoverings – Weber has the solution.

Detailed brochures and data sheets are available on request. Further - experienced advisors are available to provide

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Concrete Floor (Existing or New)

Weber. Floor 4602 compound (if required)

technical back-up and develop detail specifications specifically to suit your site – Technical Helpline 0860 27 28 29.

Speciality* Screeds are suitable for specification and use in Healthcare, Hospitality and Educational facilities

The Jewel of Urban Renewal - Ponte As with many buildings in the Johannesburg

Sand and Cement mixture selected, is

CBD, the Ponte building was allowed to fall into a

complemented by adding the Weber Grano-

state of disrepair. However, having recently

Floor in the form of a surface-hardening

purchased the Ponte building, the Kempston

compound immediately after floating and during

Group, has in conjunction with the city's urban

the curing process. This also ensures that the

renewal drive, begun the process of rejuvenating

'natural parchment' effect is more than just skin

this iconic landmark back to its former glory.

deep.

Integral to this process, was the renewal of some

Once the floor had cured, the floor was sanded to

3,500 m2 of concrete flooring and some of its

create a perfectly level and smooth surface,

external wall finishes.

which was then sealed with Weber Sealer - this resulting in 'the perfect floor'.

Late last year Weber Saint-Gobain was asked to propose a number of possible flooring solutions,

Pollution and natural weathering had clearly

in order to create a unified and durable concrete

taken its toll on the Ponte building, resulting in the

floor, which would replace the existing uneven

need for some of the external facades (walls)

and damaged one. The Kempston Group clearly

having to be repaired. Here too, a Weber

indicated that they needed a floor which would

product was used to bring the Ponte building

The Ponte building has been a

provide the best combination of 'speed of

back to its former glory. Weber Brush Coat is a

familiar feature of the Johannesburg

construction', strength and durability, as well as

cement-based preventative and remedial

skyline for a number of decades - the

aesthetics suitable for use as retail space.

building itself being a landmark in this ever evolving city.

waterproofing coating which is easily applied to existing concrete surfaces (as was the case with

In order to realize this, Weber's specification

the Ponte Building), which is set to help protect

team together with the Kempston Group settled

the external faรงade from further weathering.

on Weber's cement-based, surface-hardening Grano-Floor.

This locally developed flooring system, which is known to provide exceptional durability and strength, as well as impart a 'natural parchment' visual effect, was then constructed by Team Cem. One of the key challenges faced was that of creating a new floor without adding weight to the existing floor. This was done by breaking up the top layer (+- 150 mm), which also helped in the

For further information on the Ponte building

process of creating the new floor all to one level.

refurbishment project or any of the products mention above please contact Weber on;

A unique aspect of Weber's Grano-Floor is that

0860 27 28 29 or

the build-up process results in a largely

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homogeneous floor in that the usual Aggregate,

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