Levelling up agenda

Agrowing demand to bring interior quality floor finishes to external flooring projects has seen a knock-on demand for high performance, exterior grade levelling compounds. Specifically used to create a smooth, level surface over hard areas such as patios, terraces and even concrete bases for gazebos, levelling compounds such as Setcrete Exterior will smooth out rough and undulating surfaces of sand/cement screeds or concrete to deliver the perfect base onto which a final floor covering can be applied.

Peter Wilson, Setcrete Brand Manager, explained: “Homeowners and property developers looking to add value and enhance the appeal of their properties are specifying high end floor finishes for outside spaces, such as porcelain tiles on a terrace or veranda that you would typically install in an interior area.

“Importantly, they want the quality of the finish to meet the exacting standards they would demand for an interior installation.

Visually, the floor needs to look level and flat when you look along its entire length. If you want to achieve a seamless floor finish from the inside to the outside area of a property, the floor levels also need to be at exactly the same height.”

To create a super smooth and level base it is necessary to prepare a subfloor in the same way that would be done for an interior installation, which means

Setcrete partners with Robert Price

n Indicative of its support for merchants, Robert Price is now stocking Setcrete high performance floor levelling compounds and associated products across its 28 strong branch network, serving South Wales and Herefordshire.

The supplier’s range will be permanently stocked in 20 of the group’s general merchants, including two Tudors Building Supplies outlets in Hereford, which were acquired by Robert Price in 2022 along with two specialist merchants. The range will also be available for sale through all of the group’s general merchants branches.

Molly Pike, the merchant’s Marketing Director, said: “We were looking for a reliable and trusted supplier to move across to for this product category. Setcrete was able to provide us with reassurance on stock availability and supply to ensure our stock levels remain high and, importantly, it has a broad range of high quality products, backed up by excellent sales and technical support.”

Amongst the seven levelling compounds being stocked by Robert Price are best sellers Setcrete Exterior, Setcrete High Performance, which can be used over plywood subfloor as well as sand/cement and concrete screeds, and Setcrete Level-Smart, a water-mix levelling compound that can be applied directly over old adhesive residues.

In addition to the levelling compounds, the agreement will also see Setcrete repair mortars and acrylic primer on the shelves of Robert Price merchant branches. The supplier will also provide eye-catching point-of-sale displays, deliver product training and run tailored trade demonstration days at individual branches.

Setcrete Brand Manager Peter Wilson added: “We’re delighted to be supplying the Setcrete range to the Robert Price Group, and look forward to supporting the company’s branches and their customers to get the most out of Setcrete products and the technical and sales support we provide.”