Flooring Systems

FOR EVERY WALK OF LIFE

Dry Screed Flooring

Knauf Flooring Systems are precision engineered from the highest-quality gypsum fibreboard to create strong monolithic floor structures. They provide an excellent alternative to traditional wet floor screed.

From Knauf Brio for new build and refurbishment through to Knauf GIFAfloor for hollow floor systems in high-spec commercial building, Knauf has a wide range of flooring products to suit modern construction methods (MMC).

These dry screed systems are easy to install, and no water or specialist screed pumps are needed during installation. The boards are also significantly thinner than traditional wet screeds, maximising floor to ceiling height and making them ideal for retrofit and refurbishment projects.

Furthermore, the thinness of the boards translates to lightness also, being as little as 25% of the weight of traditional wet screed systems. This means less substantial concrete or steel substructures and foundations are needed.

As there are no protracted drying times, the systems are ready for the commissioning of underfloor heating, installation of floor finishes and foot traffic after just 24 hours. If used in conjunction with underfloor heating, the low thermal resistance and high thermal conductivity of our boards assist in improving response times whether you are heating or cooling the floor, thus reducing energy consumption.

From a design perspective, Knauf dry screed boards are suitable for a range of finishes, including ceramic floor tiles, natural stone floor tiles, laminate flooring, vinyl flooring and wood flooring. This means that our dry screed systems are ideal for use throughout a building, including for kitchen flooring and bathroom flooring.

Knauf Dry Screed Flooring Boards

There are three main products:

Knauf Brio is a low density gypsum flooring panel to be installed onto a solid floor, although this can be either an existing solid subfloor or in a floating construction.

Knauf Brio WF is a dry screed floor panel back with wood-fibre to provide excellent acoustic performance and sound reduction which help to effectively reduce noise transmission.

Knauf GIFA Hugo is a medium density gypsum fibre panel engineered with tongue & groove edges for ease of installation.

Knauf GIFA FHB is a high density gypsum fibre board, meaning it has structural spanning capabilities. Being a hollow flooring system and having high thermal conductivity makes GIFAfloor panels ideal for underfloor heating systems.

These boards can be installed directly over joints, battens and pedestals, as well as laid over existing solid subfloor.

Furthermore, when installed utilising the full range of Knauf accessories, , our flooring systems attract the Knauf System Performance Warranty.