How long for screed to dry before tiling?

Question

I'm planning to do this myself and need to book the time off work. What's a good rule of thumb?

Stevie · Answer

As a general rule of thumb, standard sand and cement screed dries at around 1mm per day up to 40mm thickness, then more slowly after that. So a typical 50–75mm screed can take 6–8 weeks before it’s fully dry enough for tiling. Fast-drying screeds can be ready much sooner, sometimes in a few days, but always check the manufacturer’s guidance. The key is making sure the moisture levels are low enough before tiling to avoid future problems.

Andrei · Answer

20+ days would be a minimum you would allow, but all depends on the screed thickness

Matt · Answer

Well 7 days atlest needs to be dry properly and after you can lay down tiels flooring whever

Neil · Answer

4hours to dry but i would leave it 24 hours so there is no moisture

Jack · Answer

Good morning.
You'd want to leave it 48 hours, and always use a primer before screeding even if the bag of latex says you dont need it.
Regards Jack Snappy Flooring

Dean · Answer

Screed takes 24-48 hours to dry enough to walk on, but full drying for flooring can range from 7 days to several weeks, depending on type, thickness, and conditions; traditional sand/cement dries about 1mm/day (6-8 weeks for 50-60mm), while fast-dry screeds can be walkable in hours or days, with underfloor heating systems speeding things up after ~72 hours.

Terry · Answer

if the screen is a fast setting latex you should be able to walk on it and fit the floor within four hours maybe sooner depending on conditions of subfloor

Paulo · Answer

Hi I aggree coplete with the advice from DS FLOOR. Depend of rooms temperature and stuff you are to use some of them walking times very fast not is the same as complete set to fit floor on top. Another consideration is time of finish floor to be used as well. Cheers

Andrew · Answer

Hi there are a lot of factors to consider.
There is a product now you can lay tiles on after 45. Minutes

Mark · Answer

25 m or 1” per week if you have under floor heating just slowly put low heat on for a week or so

How long for screed to dry before tiling?

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