SabbiaCEMENTO VAGA

Formulated with special acrylic additives, it can be used to create any type of high-performance screed.‎ Pre-packaged cement-based screed suitable for laying any type of adherent or floating screed, including heating screeds.‎ It can be walked on after about 16 hours, wait 36 hours for laying ceramic tiles and 14 days for parquet and resilient flooring.‎ YIELD 20 kg x m² x cm depending on the degree of compaction.‎ PACKAGING SabbiaCEMENTO VAGA is supplied in 25 kg bags on 2-way pallets for a total of 1500 kg (equivalent to 60 bags).‎ FIELDS OF USESabbiaCEMENTO VAGA is ideal for - the formation of screeds, both floating and adherent, on new and old slabs, indoors and outdoors, for the installation of wood and carpets; - the creation, patching and refurbishment of screeds where fast restoration is required.‎ SabbiaCEMENTO VAGA combined with MAPESILENT ROLL by Mapei is certified for acoustic insulation against impact noise, so it is ideal for use in the construction of residential units where a high degree of acoustic comfort is required.‎ The screed made with SabbiaCEMENTO VAGA can be walked on after approximately 16 hours and is dry after 14 days for the installation of parquet and resilient flooring.‎ Ceramic tiles can be installed after 36 hours.‎ SabbiaCEMENTO VAGA is EASILY APPLICABLE BY MACHINE AND BY HAND and is also recommended for forming screeds incorporating heating coils without the need to add fluidifiers.‎ PRODUCT PREPARATION AND APPLICATIONMix SabbiaCEMENTO VAGA with about 1 litre of clean water per bag, taking care to use the entire contents of each bag.‎ For proper mixing, we recommend using a mechanical mixer (concrete mixer, auger mixer, etc.‎).‎ Mix the product to achieve complete homogenisation of the components until a "wet earth" consistency is achieved.‎ After mixing, apply the product within a maximum of 60 minutes.‎ Before applying the product, always make sure that the substrate is clean and free of crumbling parts, oils, grease.‎ To make screeds of large surfaces and/or near walls and pillars, it is advisable to make suitable expansion joints, placing desolidarising material (cardboard, expanded polystyrene, etc.‎) before casting.‎ Reinforce the parts of the screed crossed by channels by placing a light metal reinforcement (e.‎g.‎ hexagonal mesh).‎ If the laying work is interrupted, it is necessary to insert iron rods 20-30 cm long, with a diameter of 3-6 mm, into the screed, cut perpendicularly to the substrate, at a distance of 20-30 cm, in order to guarantee a perfect weld when the casting is resumed and to avoid cracks and unevenness.‎ In the presence of rising damp, use suitable waterproof sheaths capable of forming a vapour barrier.‎ The product is APPLICABLE BY MACHINE AND BY HAND.‎