The floor is the most critical and criticised element of a building. It must receive and withstand traffic, wear, abrasion and attack from physical and chemical stresses. It is also close to hand - or foot - and so is easy to look at and inspect.

Whilst a well designed floor screed will meet the demands imposed on it for years without trouble, breakdown or failure, an inadequately designed or badly installed floor will give problems, not just associated with the floor, but also the activities performed on it.

Practicality of laying the screed also plays a major part in the decision process; whether to use a site batched screed, a prebagged material, or a free flowing/pumped screed. Depending on these requirements a complete flooring solution can be recommended using damp proof membranes, polymer screeds or rapid drying screeds.