Positive And Negative Reviews On The Use Of Knauf Dry Screed

2023 Author: Philip Bishop | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 07:54

• Concept
• Characteristics of dry floors
• Negative reviews
• Positive features
• Destruction of myths
• Reviews

When a person moves into a new apartment or decides to make repairs in the room, the question immediately arises about which floor screed is best done. If there is no experience in this direction, then initially it is best to visit significant resources on the Internet and see what feedback users have. Forums and blogs can provide a lot of information. But even here, one should treat everything with a grain of doubt, since each person can relate differently to such an option as a dry screed knauf.

Concept

Initially, it is generally worth deciding what a knauf floor screed is, which can be done without difficulty on your own. The technology used to ensure that the knauf dry floor screed is made with high quality, provides for the initial laying of expanded clay sand, the fraction of which does not exceed 5 mm, and, for example, sheets of gypsum fiber board are already laid on it, which serve as a rough version of the floor. These sheets, which are floor elements, are interconnected with self-tapping screws and, in addition, the joints are coated with PVA glue. The result is an excellent flooring option that has its own advantages and disadvantages, which may differ depending on the consumer.

With years of use, Knauf dry floor screed creates an impression of itself, shows how it can be applied depending on certain conditions. Reviews only say that some of the myths cannot be in reality at all, and some still remain in almost every room.

Characteristics of dry floors

Before starting to study the positive and negative aspects of using a dry screed for the floor, it is necessary to understand the technical characteristics of such material in general. Their main difference lies in the fact that all types of work are carried out in the shortest possible time, but at the same time a really high-quality basis for a "clean" version of the floor is obtained. With its help, all possible communications, electrical wires, even a warm floor can be hidden.

The minimum thickness of such a floor should be 20mm. But usually it all comes out to 8-10 cm. Much will depend on the evenness of the floor, customer requirements, the degree of compaction and floor arrangement. This will immediately affect the cost, when you should buy a little more backfill.

If necessary, you can dismantle the sheets and make a dry knauf screed again. The sheets are subsequently attached very easily and quickly, as in the initial work. The dry screed has mostly positive characteristics, due to which it is gaining immense popularity among consumers.

Negative reviews

Among the numerous reviews of dry floor owners, you can find the following:

• When used as a linoleum flooring, sheets of gypsum fiber board are squeezed from women's heels, as well as from the legs of heavy furniture.

  

• When flooded, the drying time is approximately 20 days, and it is not a fact that it can dry at all. The duration of some is confusing.
• Dust formation during work. But so that this does not interfere, you should stock up on respirators and special glasses.

It is also worth noting that the Knauf dry screed has negative reviews due to the fact that it reduces the height of the room. After all, if it is already low, then it will not be appropriate to remove another 6-10 cm. But this is more like not a drawback, but just a technical point, where it is not always possible to apply it.

Positive features

You can never ignore those features that are inherent in a dry screed and highlight it from the best side. It is possible to make a dry knauf floor screed on your own, but when there are no even minimal ideas about all the activities, it is better to avoid this. If everything is done efficiently and correctly, then you can hear about the dry screed reviews of the owners only from the good side. Among them are:

• The floor is very even and is able to withstand point and distributed loads equal to 200 and 500 kg, respectively, per square meter.
• High level of fire resistance.
• Excellent qualities not only of sound insulation, but also of thermal insulation.
• Wet installation activities are avoided by the side.
• After installation, the floor is ready for full use.

• Partitions can be installed on it, for example, from drywall.

  

• Fast execution of work.
• The level remains the same, even if work is carried out in stages in different rooms of an apartment or house.
• The use of any final version of the floor, regardless of the material: tiles, carpet, porcelain stoneware and others.

Destruction of myths

Not all reviews can be taken as a basis and listened to them. Particular attention should be paid not to beginners in the construction industry, but to specialists who perform various types of work on the installation of a dry prefabricated screed for a long time. Constantly meeting the opinions of people are not always valid and truthful, which should be carefully examined.

1. The fragility of the floor. It is very important here that really Knauf brand floor elements are used. They meet the requirements for quality and reliability, are very strong and will break under no circumstances. Of course, when a person even uses ordinary drywall, it will not be possible to achieve high quality. And over time, the coating will begin to crumble.

   

   It is also worth paying attention to the fact that the same drywall is more suitable for walls, rather than laying it under your feet. There are also enough videos that indicate that this fact should be put aside. A knauf dry screed with high quality material will last for a long time.

2. Mold develops over time. No problems will arise when knauf dry screed is applied in dry rooms. If it is used in rooms with high humidity, then over time, mold often appears, which is very difficult to get rid of. Mold can be avoided even after an emergency flooding. The most important thing is to dry the floor and all floor covering. Otherwise, mold problems cannot be avoided. For other coatings, all of these actions can lead to the formation of fungus if the drying steps are not followed.

3. High price. If we take the price of all materials, then they differ little from the implementation of a concrete screed. At the same time, the knauf dry screed has reviews that some perform work even in 2 days. After that, you can start already with the flooring. Unlike a concrete screed, knauf floor leveling can be performed several times, repaired, redone. In this case, there will definitely not be any problems.

   

4. Floor subsidence during operation. Here, reviews of the Knauf dry floor screed also mislead people. If you figure out in general what is Knauf expanded clay for dry screed and what it is intended for, what parameters it has, then you can get the result: the floor will remain at the same level. Subsidence can occur only if the preparatory measures and filling of the dry screed are not performed well. With a uniform distribution of the backfill, expanded clay will not go anywhere, since there will be walls, a floor and the sheets of the subfloor on all sides. Dry screed has negative reviews to a greater extent due to the fact that people do not always correctly perform all types of work. To avoid all this, it is better to entrust this business to professionals.

Reviews

Among the numerous opinions of the owners, you can find the pros and cons of a dry floor screed. Some of them confirm the actual state of affairs, and some are simply added for quantity. Nevertheless, the following can be considered true:

I managed to level the floor in a matter of days. At the same time, I did everything myself. As a result, after the installation of the floor covering, it was able to accommodate a heavy sofa, a wardrobe with a large amount of furniture, as well as various household appliances, some of which were brought in by four. And the floor is not afraid of anything, it has been serving regularly for more than five years. Mikhail, 32 years old, Tula.

Has a dry floor screed knauf pros and cons. But here the most important thing is to delve into the technology of the device itself, as well as the necessary requirements. With strict observance of each of the conditions, the disadvantages can be avoided and reduced to almost zero. This is a very convenient option not only for leveling the floor, but also for the device of a really high-quality "rough" version. Sergey, 43 years old, Kemerovo.

Easy to say and not very easy to do. You can spoil everything, without exception, if you are illiterate about it. Due to this, and with a hoot, Knauf has negative reviews for certain users. If you already undertake to do everything on your own, then you should study the technology itself, possible pitfalls. Only after that you can start working. There is no doubt that you will get a really worthy option. Kirill, 38 years old, Moscow.

For a dry floor screed, reviews on the forums should be taken with criticism. After all, the result will depend on the quality of the work performed. So I decided to try it with my spouse. It was a pity for the entire apartment to buy material from a German manufacturer. But this, as it turned out, is not necessary. Rooms such as the bathroom and kitchen are made in completely different ways, since the humidity level is quite high. Knauf dry screed plates are perfect for a children's room, a hall. The surface is also much warmer than it was before. Christina, 28 years old, Vladimir.

This all suggests that for a dry Knauf floor screed, the pros and cons should be taken with caution. It is best to check everything yourself in practice, and then express your opinion. The main thing is that the technology is followed from the beginning to the very end.

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