DIN 18560-2 Floor Screeds in Building Construction - Part 2: Floor Screeds and Heated Floor Screeds on Insulation Layers

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of DIN 18560-2 testing. The standard applies to floor screeds produced on an insulating layer to provide heat or sound insulation in conjunction with DIN EN 13813 and DIN 18560 part 1. It specifies the specific requirements for floor screeds on insulation layers and provides methods for testing floor screeds in their final condition.

In some synthetic resin screed mortars, some insulating materials may be damaged by binder compounds or solvents. Therefore, appropriate protective measures must be taken.

In mastic asphalt screeds, insulation layers made of filler or insulating materials or insulation boards with low stiffness should be covered with a sufficiently thick, deformation-resistant insulation board. Insulation layers under mastic asphalt screeds must be able to withstand short-term application temperatures up to 250°C, both as material and with additional measures.

The supporting surface must be dry and flat enough to accommodate the floating screed. Flatness and angular tolerances must comply with DIN 18202. Point elevations, pipes, etc., which may cause sound bridges or fluctuations in screed thickness. should not exist.

If pipelines are laid on the support base, they must be fixed. A flat surface to accommodate the insulation layer, but at least impact sound insulation, will be created by flattening it. For this, the required construction height should be planned.

Leveling layers should have a glued shape when installed. Fillers can be used if benefits have been proven. Pressure-resistant insulating materials can be used as leveling layers.

To form the insulation layer, the insulation materials must be laid tightly adjacent to each other. Multi-layer insulation layers will be laid in such a way that the joints are balanced relative to each other. It may consist of at most two layers of impact sound insulation material.

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