Testing of Self-Leveling Mortars and Screeds

Thanks to the wide range of tests we offer, our customers can fully characterise:   

• Rendering and masonry mortars  
• Self-levelling floor screeds 

Such a characterisation of product quality reduces the costs that can be incurred by a product with poor performance. 

Mortars for plastering (EN 998-1) and masonry (EN 998-2) 

In our laboratories we carry out the following tests on plastering mortars: and for masonry according to EN 998-2:   

• Resistance  
• Granulometry  
• Consistency  
• Density  
• Workability  
• Open time  
• Capillarity  
• Chemical composition  
• Permeability  
• Compatibility  
• Water retention  
• Dynamic modulus of elasticity  
• Thermal conductivity  
• Reaction to fire   
• Shear/adhesion 

Rendering mortars based on organic binders (EN 15824)   

We also carry out the following tests on rendering mortars based on organic binders:  

• Permeability to liquid water  
• Water vapour permeability  
• Adhesion  
• Durability  
• Thermal conductivity   
• Reaction to fireH2: Rendering mortars based on organic binders (EN 15824)   
• We also carry out the following tests on organic binder-based rendering mortars:  
• Permeability to liquid water  
• Water vapour permeability  
• Adhesion  
• Durability  
• Thermal conductivity   
• Reaction to fire 

Testing of self-levelling floor screeds (EN 13813):   

And finally, we carry out the following tests on self-levelling floor pastes:  

• Compression  
• Wear and tear  
• Surface hardness  
• Penetration resistance  
• Setting time  
• Consistency  
• PH  
• Modulus of elasticity (flexural and tensile)  
• Electrical resistance  
• Chemical resistance  
• Reaction to fire  
• Thermal resistance  
• Emissions  
• Sound insulation  
• Sound absorption  
• Slip