| CEMEX SUPAFLO | SAND and CEMENT |
| Productivity | Easily up to 2000m2 per day
Average 500-1000m2 per day | Only 100 to 150m2 per day |
| How quickly can you walk on the floor? | Within 24 -48 hours
No curing needed | Should not be walked on for 7 days
Requires covering and curing |
| Joints | 30-40 linear meters
Following building Construction joints | Can only be laid in small bays of between 5-7 linear meters |
| Performance | Very low shrinkage
Minimal cracking
Will not curl | Shrinks
Cracks
Curls |
| Surface Finish | Easily achieves SR2 under BS 8204 | Dependent on contractor
Curls and cracks at joints |
| On Insulation | No reinforcement required
40mm minimum thickness in commercial buildings
35mm minimum in domestic buildings | D49 or fibre reinforcement
65mm minimum thickness |
| Un-bonded Floor Construction | Polythene laid directly to substrate minimal preparation
No reinforcement
30mm minimum thickness | D49 of fibre reinforcement
50mm minimum thickness |
| Average Drying Times | 1mm per day up to 40mm
Dependent on the site conditions | 11 weeks at 75mm thickness
Dependent on site conditions |
| Quality Control | Produced under BS EN 13454 | Often mixed on site by hand with poor quality control
Labour intensive
Inconsistent |
| Cost | In most applications CEMEX SUPAFLO gives cost / time savings over traditional hand applied sand and cement screed. |
