Home and commercial, 2019 to 2026
Screeds over in-floor heating
Heating tubes laid by the heating contractor, then the dry pack screed over them, set out with a laser.
Dry pack floor levelling and screeds
Large tile and wood floors show every dip. We level floors across Toronto and the GTA with a dry pack screed, flat or sloped to a drain, set out with a laser. One condo room or a whole commercial floor, over in-floor heating too.
2018 to 2026: home and commercial, photographed on the job. See the 17 photos
- Set out
- Laser
- Laid
- Flat or to falls
- Over
- Slab, subfloor, heating
- Size
- A room to a floor
Scope
What we do
- Basements, houses and condos, room by room or whole floors
- Screeds over hydronic in-floor heating tubes, laid by your heating contractor
- Floors sloped to a floor drain: garages, mudrooms, washrooms and change rooms
- Wire mesh in the screed where the floor calls for it
- Commercial floors set out with a laser, ahead of the tile crew
- Subfloors built up to meet a threshold or the next room
Handover
Ready for the next trade
These are done by other trades, so you know who to book.
| Work | Done by |
|---|---|
| Heating tubes and manifolds | Your heating contractor |
| Floor drains and plumbing | Your plumber |
| Tile, stone or wood flooring | Your flooring trade |
| Slab repairs and structural work | Your engineer and GC |
Method
How we level a floor with dry pack
- 1
Set out
Laser lines on the walls and gauge sticks set to the finished height, flat or to a fall.
- 2
Bond and mesh
A bond coat on the base and wire mesh where the floor calls for it. Heating tubes stay as your heating contractor laid them.
- 3
Screed in bays
Dry pack laid between screed rails, ruled off to the line and floated.
- 4
Hand over
Checked with a straightedge and left ready for the tile, stone or wood.
Layers
What goes in, bottom to top
The layers marked Ours are our work. The others are shown so you can see where our work sits between the trades.
- 1Slab or subfloorCleaned and checkedBefore us
- 2Bond coatSlurry or bonding agentOurs
- 3Wire meshWhere the floor calls for itOurs
- 4Dry pack screedRuled flat or to falls, to a laser lineOurs
- 5Finish floorTile, stone or wood, by the next tradeAfter us
On the job
Screeds, photographed on the job
From the crew's phones. Cropped, colour and exposure corrected, nothing added or painted out.
Home, 2018 to 2023
Floors in houses and condos
A panelled living room, basements, a garage and a condo above the lake: screeds laid for the finish floor.
Commercial, 2019 to 2026
Commercial floors, set out with a laser
An atrium, open floors and change-room corridors: laser lines on the walls, gauge sticks and screed bays.
At home
Big tiles or a wood floor going down? They need a flat floor under them, or every dip shows.
Get a free quoteFor the trade
GCs and tile contractors: floors handed over flat and on level, room by room, so your installers keep moving.
Request a bidQuestions
Questions about dry pack floor levelling
Dry pack screed or self-leveller?
Self-leveller suits thin, dead-flat pours. A dry pack screed takes more depth, can be sloped to a drain, and works over uneven old slabs and in-floor heating.
Can you screed over in-floor heating?
Yes. Your heating contractor lays the tubes; we screed over them to a laser line, ready for the finish floor.
How soon can the floor be finished?
Tile can often follow the next day. Wood and vinyl need the screed dry, so your flooring installer checks the moisture reading before they start.
Does large-format tile need a levelled floor?
Yes. Big tiles show every dip as uneven edges. Your tile setter checks the flatness the tile maker asks for, and we screed the floor to it.
Can you level a basement floor?
Yes, over a sound slab. Cracks from movement or water coming through the slab go to your GC or waterproofer first; then we screed it flat or to a floor drain.
Get a free quote for dry pack floor levelling.
Send photos and Ricardo prices it from them, or ask for a site visit. Toronto and the GTA.
Related services
- Shower pans and pre-slopesDry pack shower floors sloped to the drain, with the curb, ready for the waterproofing and the tile.
- Pool decks and terracesSloped mortar beds around and inside pools, on terraces and pavilions, ready for the stone or tile.
- Scratch coatMetal lath fastened to the plywood and mortar trowelled into it: a solid, flat base for tile on a wood floor.
- Interior demolitionTile, floors, drywall and old mortar beds out, down to a clean slab or the studs, ready for the next trade.