CEMENT SCREED VS TECHNOLOGICAL SCREED

The JVP 4X4 system is much more than a "simple" raised floor: it is a true evolution of the traditional cement-based screed. Thanks to the strength of steel as the focal element of the system plus the many benefits that characterize it, chief among them being a completely dry floor, we can classify it as a real Technological Screed

JVP Technologcal Screed can be used in place of traditional cement screed and installed during the construction work, giving contractors a stable work surface that does not require any surface protection.

Among the advantages immediately apparent in the use of Technological Screed we can list:

• Wear resistance and high loads.
• Durability, interchangeability and manoeuvrability of the panels.
• Water resistance and moisture.
• Resistance to acids and bases.
• Safety for construction site operators

JVP Technological Screed ensures savings that the cement screed is not able to guarantee. The choice of Technological Screed means not only to use an advanced product, carrier of invaluable technical advantages, but also to have a long term vision in the building construction, leading to a series of different savings that result in money saving.

SAVING SPACE

Over the life of a building are two costs: construction and maintenance. Maximising the use of the space provided by the building is the basis for any good design. The use of a freestanding raised floor increases the net occupancy space of the building because traditional screeds are not necessary and this gives optimal housing under the floor for technology systems. Further, the absence of additional stringers means the plenum is fully usable and the Technological Screed uses less space which allows for savings.

SAVING TIME

Our raised floor consists of a self-supporting panels completely wrapped in galvanized steel sheets. These are firmly fixed to each other by means of a joint stiffening the perimeter which is obtained by double mechanical bending along the edges. As soon as the raised floor is installed it becomes a robust work surface, which allows movement for workers and storage for all the construction materials. With a fully dry surface that is immediately available for use just 24 hours after installation saves the 30-60 days for the screed drying, in addition to the 40-90 days to wait before laying the final finish of the floor. This gives a total saving of time estimated between 70 and 150 days. JVP Technological Screed allows making buildings available for use in a much lower time compared to traditional floor systems.

SAVING ON MATERIALS

The structural performance of a building is essential and is calculated considering the maximum load on the floor slab. The floor slab itself represents this weight by the floor screeds and by the weight of the people and things that will then be loaded on the finished floor. The non-structural part thus has a great influence in the calculation of the maximum load on the floor slab: the less it weighs the less resistant and expensive the structural part has to be. The use of JVP Technological Screed helps to reduce the weight of the non-structural part of the building by at least 120 kg per m2, affecting the total weight of the floor slab that will be borne by the foundations and on the vertical structures. The lower is the weight, the less expensive the structural part needs to be.

SAVING IN MAINTENANCE

Future modifications, integration and maintenance of systems are often underestimated in the construction of a building: it is a mistake because it can heavily influence the future costs and nullify completely the economic benefits initially obtained. The choice between different types of raised floor can lead to the same type of error: lower performances can lead to problems increasing costs in the medium and long term, such as to nullify the benefits that the system should ensure. And all this, only to obtain small and negligible savings. The choice of JVP system, with its steel panels fully encapsulated and non-deformable, gives the full access to the plenum and the underlying area because the panels are easily removed and replaced without any repairs needed. Operators therefore can work with speed and comfort, handling the panels with greater ease due to their robustness and structural surface, dramatically reducing the number of the panels to be discarded as no longer reusable. Even the operations of transport and storage will be easier, ensuring savings to 360 ° in all the works of maintenance of the building, something that the traditional concrete screed and any other less resistant raised access floor cannot ensure.

MONEY SAVINGS

Each of the savings listed above brings with it another fundamental property not mentioned before: the reduction of costs:

• Saving time means to significantly reduce days or months of building works and therefore save a large sum of money.

• Saving space is equivalent to an offer of larger and more comfortable space and with less waste of space which would otherwise happen by the use of a cementitious screed.

• Saving on materials helps to reduce expenditures by lowering technical performances needed for floor slab and the structural part of the building

• Savings on maintenance operations ensures services are more rapid and effective and possibly less frequent and expensive. JVP Technological Screed is easy to take up without any expensive repair work needed thus being easily adapted to future needs and thereby fighting the obsolescence of buildings

When we combine all these benefits, we can say without doubt that the choice of the JVP Technological Screed is an investment that can pay for itself within a short period and results in a real gain in the medium and long term, thanks to cost savings that only the JVP Technological Screed is capable of giving.