Screed

Screed
This article is about the construction term. For a written work, see Screed (publication).
Using an aluminium screed to level wet concrete. Note the screed tilted slightly towards the operator
Screeding a parking ramp with wood

In the US screed is a flat board, or a purpose made aluminium tool, used to smooth concrete after it has been placed on a surface. Also used to assist in leveling the application of plaster.[1]

In the UK, screed is a thin, top layer of material (traditionally sand and cement), poured in situ on top of the structural concrete or insulation, on top of which other finishing materials can be applied, or it can be left bare to achieve an effect similar to that in buildings by Tadao Ando. It is becoming more common to use "self levelling" poured screeds which use materials other than cement as their binder.

In the US screeding is the process of cutting off excess wet concrete to bring the top surface of a slab to the proper grade and smoothness.

References

  1. ^ "Construction Dictionary". Website Upgrades Inc.. 1999 & 2000. http://www.hribar.com/glossary/construction/S.html. Retrieved 2007-05-21. 
  • "Constructing Architecture - Materials, Processes, Structures: A Handbook"; Andrea Deplazes (ed.); Birkhauser, 2005



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  • Screed — (skr[=e]d), n. [Prov. E., a shred, the border of a cap. See {Shred}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide. (b) A wooden straightedge used to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • screed — [skri:d] n a very long, boring piece of writing used to show disapproval …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • screed — [ skrid ] noun count a long boring speech or piece of writing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • screed — (n.) early 14c., fragment, strip of cloth, from northern England dialectal variant of O.E. screade (see SHRED (Cf. shred)). Meaning lengthy speech is first recorded 1789, from notion of reading from a long list …   Etymology dictionary

  • screed — ► NOUN 1) a long speech or piece of writing. 2) a levelled layer of material applied to a floor or other surface. DERIVATIVES screeding noun. ORIGIN probably a variant of SHRED(Cf. ↑shred) …   English terms dictionary

  • screed — [skrēd] n. [ME screde, var. of schrede, SHRED: sense from “long list on a strip of paper”] 1. a long, tiresome speech or piece of writing 2. a strip of wood or plaster put on a wall to gauge the thickness of plastering to be done 3. Brit. a… …   English World dictionary

  • screed — UK [skriːd] / US [skrɪd] noun [countable] Word forms screed : singular screed plural screeds a long boring speech or piece of writing …   English dictionary

  • screed — 1. noun a) A long discourse or harangue. b) A piece of writing. 2. verb a) To produce a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material. b) To use a scre …   Wiktionary

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