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screed Definition

screed (skrēd)

noun

  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 finishing layer of mortar laid over a concrete or other solid floor
  4. Scot. a torn place; rent

Etymology: ME screde, var. of schrede, shred: sense from “long list on a strip of paper”

screed Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • write: Some obvious examples: how could any school justify allowing minor students to write obscene screeds?
  • level: AltroProof Eco system can be used with vinyl floorcovering over water resistant leveling screeds.
  • use: Thin vinyl floor coverings usually require a smoother finish than can be achieved using screed alone.
  • have: The ground floor has a concrete screed covered with parquet.
  • dry: It is not wise to use the UFH to dry the screed out.
  • lay: Lay the screed up to the outer frame, ensuring that the PVC extrusion is kept clean.

Preposition: on

  • top: We laid 50mm expanded polystyrene sheets on top of hardcore with screed on top.

Adjective modifier

  • concrete: Indeed, the concrete screed is likely to have caused this to happen anyway.
  • thin: ARDEX S 21 mixed with sand provides a thin screed with rapid hardening properties allowing walkability and tiling after only three hours.
  • traditional: For maximum flexibility, the beam can be reversed and used as a traditional beam screed.
  • long: By the way did anyone read through that long screed about President Truman above.

Modifies a noun

  • floor: The stairs led down to a mortar screed floor set 40 cm. below the general floor level.
  • repair: Ideal for internal repair of stair treads, risers and other screed repairs.
  • flooring: Shrinkage and cracking in concrete and screed flooring is a common problem facing the builder.

Noun used with modifier

  • cement/sand: With a traditional cement/sand screed a wait of at least 3 weeks would have been required prior to fixing tiles.
  • sand/cement: Designed for use beneath sand/cement screeds on concrete floors.
  • polyurethane: We work with a wide variety of flooring materials from epoxy resin coatings to high temperature steam cleanable polyurethane screeds.
  • cement: I have just had a new sand and cement screed installed and I want to fix large terracotta floor tiles.
  • floor: The ground floor screed was also made up of a hemp mix.
  • sand: The next stage was to apply a bonded 30mm thick ARDEX A 35 cement and sand screed.