SMOOTH & LEVEL – THE PERFECT


SUBFLOOR In line with the company’s policy of continual improvement and development, Tilemaster Adhesives has just launched an enhanced version of one of their best-selling offerings. Tilemaster LevelFlex+ FINISH is the next generation version of the popular Tilemaster LevelFlex which has been specifically developed to give an excellent finish allowing resilient floorcoverings to be laid directly on top of the surface.


As its name implies, Tilemaster LevelFlex+ FINISH is a flexible fibre- reinforced smoothing and levelling compound that is rapid setting and drying, allowing foot traffic after 2.5 hours and floorcoverings to be installed after four hours. It can be applied in depths from 2mm to 60mm over a wide variety of substrates including flooring grade bitumen and asphalt, tongue and groove timber floorboards, existing vinyl and ceramic tiles, steel, as well as calcium sulphate and sand/cement screeds, and concrete. It is moisture tolerant making it suitable for use to pre-smooth the floor before installation of a damp proof membrane.


LevelFlex+ FINISH should be applied after priming. Priming minimises the


FIGURES SHOW HOUSEBUILDING STARTS AND COMPLETIONS FELL


IN 2020 New figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show a drop in the numbers of newbuild homes started or completed during 2020, putting the government target of building 300,000 homes a year by the middle of the decade in doubt.


Starts also fell in all regions apart from London – with the largest decrease in the north-west – putting Boris Johnson’s aim of ‘levelling up’ at risk.


According to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the indicators of new housing supply statistics should be regarded as a leading indicator of overall supply. The figures show:


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risk of pinholes forming, allows for the best flow properties and prolongs the working time of the levelling compound. Tilemaster Primeplus is designed to prime, stabilise and seal substrates prior to the application of self-levelling compounds and Prime+ Grip is a ready mixed, ready to use, rapid drying primer that can be used on both absorbent and non-absorbent substrates and provides a textured ‘+ Grip’ surface.


● An estimated 148,630 new build dwellings were completed in the year to December 2020, a decrease of 17 % compared to the year to December 2019.


● There were 127,600 estimated new build dwelling starts in the year to December 2020, a 16% decrease compared to 2019.


● In the year to December 2020, starts fell in all regions except for London where starts were 11% higher than the previous year. The largest decline was 27% in the north-west.


● The number of dwellings where building work has started on site was 42,110 in October to December 2020. This is a 16% increase when compared to last quarter.


● The number of dwellings on site was 46,950 in October to December


More information and technical advice on Tilemaster Adhesives’ comprehensive range of flooring products, including leveling and smoothing compounds, DPM, primers, adhesives and sealants, is available on the website or by contacting the dedicated flooring sales team. All products are manufactured and stocked in Leyland, Lancashire.


www.tilemasteradhesives.co.uk


2020. This is a 4% increase when compared to last quarter.


Commenting on the figures, Clive Docwra, Managing Director of property and construction consultancy McBains, said: “The impact of Covid no doubt has had an effect on housebuilding rates, but it’s clear that even with starts and completions increasing in the last quarter of 2020 as construction sites fully returned after lockdown, that housebuilding is still way off the rate needed to meet the government’s target.


“The volume housebuilders won’t be able to deliver this target on their own, so the government needs to support small and medium-sized housebuilders to help meet the target, and also ensure that it delivers on its rhetoric to cut red tape and speed up ‘permission in principle’ for new homes."


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