Ardex - Sub Floor Preparation

Sub Floor Preparation - Screed Latex - Floorcovering Adhesives - Smoothing Compounds

ARDEX flooring products are designed to work together for total peace of mind. Each product is the result of research and development with the help of specifiers and contractors to ensure product compatibility and market leading performance.

Latex-Based Sub-Floor Smoothing Compounds

ARDITEX NA – Ultra Rapid Setting Ammonia Free Low Odour Latex Sub-Floor Levelling & Smoothing Compound

Can be used with confidence over old adhesive residues including bitumen, and even ceramic tiling. Suitable to receive floorcoverings after only 4 hours, ARDITEX NA can be used under a DPM.

Powder & Water-based Floor Smoothing Compounds

ARDEX K 15 NEW – Rapid Drying Self-Levelling Sub-Floor Smoothing Compound
Ideal for use where installation times must be kept to a minimum, 5 NEW is rapid hardening, walkable in 2 hours, and regardless of thickness, floorcoverings can be applied the next day.

ARDEX K 15-HB – High Build Rapid Drying Sub-Floor Levelling & Smoothing Compound
Contains graded aggregate which gives significant cost savings on sub-floors with greater application thicknesses up to 35mm. Walkable in 2 hours and, regardless of thickness, floorcoverings can be applied the next day.

ARDEX K 11 – Rapid Hardening Levelling & Smoothing Compound
Ideal for thinner applications from 1.5 – 10mm, ARDEX K11 is walkable in 2½ hours and can receive floorcoverings after 24 hours.

ARDEX A 55 – Ultra Rapid Drying Self-Levelling Compound
Receives floorcoverings in 1½ hours regardless of thickness making it ideal for areas that require rapid repair and renovation work.

ARDEX FA 20 – MICROTEC Fibre Reinforced Rapid Drying Floor Levelling & Smoothing Compound – For Timber Floors
Ensures a flexible crack free finish with exceptional stability when used to smooth timber floors prior to the application of floorcoverings. Walkable in 2 hours and ready to receive floorcoverings the next day.

Rapid Repair & Smoothing Systems

ARDEX FEATHER FINISH – Rapid Drying Patching & Smoothing Compound
Can be used for filling and feather finishing on plywood, cement/sand screeds, levelling compounds and ceramic tiles etc. Floorcoverings can be installed after as little as 15 minutes.

ARDEX ARDURAPID A 45 – Rapid Drying & Hardening Internal Repair Mortar
ARDEX ARDURAPID A 45 – Rapid Drying & Hardening Internal Repair Mortar

Ideal for the repair of internal concrete, screeds, renders and concrete steps, ARDEX ARDURAPID A 45 can also be used to form ramps fill cracks and joints, etc. Regardless of thickness, floorcoverings can be walked on and laid after 1½ hours.

ARDEX A 46 – Rapid Setting & Hardening External Repair Mortar
Slump free, ideal for external and internal repairs. Can be used to repair stair treads and risers, infilling holes around fittings and for patch work on floor areas. The rapid hardening properties of ARDEX A46 mean that it is walkable in 2-3 hours. Can be used under a DPM.

Rapid Floor Screeds

ARDEX A 35 – Rapid Setting & Drying Cement for Floor Screeds
Lay floorcoverings after 24 hours or 4 hours when smoothed with ARDEX A55. After just 1 day the compressive and tensile strengths of ARDEX A 35 exceed the acceptable minimum attained by conventional screeds after 28 days.

Fast Setting Resurfacing & Levelling Compounds

ARDEX K 301 – Exterior Self Smoothing Levelling & Resurfacing Compound
Ideal for repairing impact damaged concrete, walkable in 2-3 hours and can be trafficked after 48 hours. ARDEX K301 can also be used to pre-level floors prior to the application of a DPM.

Surface Damp Proof Membranes

ARDEX DPM 1 C – One Coat Surface Damp Proof Membrane - Residual Moisture Suppressant
Provides a surface damp proof membrane and barrier to rising ground moisture. Easy to apply, one coat application that guarantees the early laying of all floorcoverings and can accommodate Hygrometer readings of up to 98% RH.

ARDEX DPM 1 C R – Rapid Curing One Coat Surface Damp Proof Membrane - Residual Moisture Suppressant
A rapid drying one coat DPM that can be overcoated in 4 hours making it ideal for fast track installations.

Primers

ARDEX P51 – General Purpose Primer
Ideal for a wide range of applications, ARDEX P51 seals and primes gypsum based plasters and screeds, and minimises air bubbles rising through levelling compounds and porous surface. Provides up to 160m² coverage.

ARDEX P82 – Water Dispersed Epoxy Primer
For use on all dense impervious surfaces, including hard flooring grade asphalt, ceramic and quarry tiles and rigid metal sub-floors.

Floorcovering Adhesives

The ARDEX range of floorcovering adhesives have been designed to be fully compatabile within the ARDEX range and include, pressure sensitive floorcovering adhesives, adhesives for PVC sheets and tiles, DITRA Matting, premium performance linoleum and rubber floorcoverings.

Full details of the range can be found by visiting www.ardex.co.uk