Screed floor laid

I like it when things come together!

The floors were screeded as planned on Monday without any issues which represents a significant step forward for us on the build. We can now get the last partition walls up and start strapping in the SIP walls to create a service void for our wiring and plumbing.

We used a pumpable calcium sulphate based screed which reduced the installation time to just a day. It was a late finish for the crews and dad and they didn't leave site until gone 19:00 having started sometime after lunch. The pumpable screed avoids having any air pockets around the UFH pipes, gives a better surface finish, and allows for a thinner screed depth compared to a standard sand/cement screed. All our hard work of the Easter week and before that is now buried never to be seen again although it will certainly be felt

Starting to pump the screed on the first floor

Screeding the hall area with surface level devices visible

Screeding the master bedroom and en suite

Screed poured and leveled at the front door

The screed now has a couple of weeks to cure before I am back at the beginning of May for a long work weekend. Attention now turns to getting ready for all the first fix work that needs to be done and I have already lined up the electricians & home automation people for the end of June when I will have a week on site while Heidi and the boys are in the US. It feels the work list gets no shorter, but at least it is different than it has been for the last few months! Attention is now turning to selecting plumbing and lighting fixtures so that we can get the first fix sorted out correctly.