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Le Méridien — guestroom refurb
Dubai · 2022
5,800 m² Ultraplan under LVT
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Flooring Systems · Mapei Ultraplan / Topcem certified
From a 3 mm smoothing skim to a 50 mm structural screed. Pumped. Gauge-raked. Spiked. Ready for the next trade in 24 hours.
Approved applicator · brand-certified
What we do
A 2 mm bow in a 6 m room sounds like nothing. Tile a large-format slab over it and you'll see daylight under the diagonal.
We pump self-levelling compounds from Mapei (Ultraplan, Ultraplan Maxi, Planitop) and Laticrete (Supercap, NXT) to deliver flatness tolerances that match the finish above — whether that's microcement at 3 mm, LVT at 2 mm, large-format porcelain at 3 mm, or epoxy at 5 mm.
Choose the screed
Six overlay types — six recommended self-levelling systems. The starred one is what we'd specify by default when nothing else in the brief constrains us.
Select application
Recommended system
MAPEI
Topcem + Mapefer
Pumped, 20–50 mm
Indicative spec
Send us the overlay spec — we'll match the SL system to the cure schedule and the flatness target.
Our process
Where it fits
Reference projects
Le Méridien — guestroom refurb
Dubai · 2022
5,800 m² Ultraplan under LVT
F&B kitchen — Dubai Hills
Dubai Hills · 2024
Topcem screed under Ucrete PU-cement
Boutique retail — City Walk
City Walk, Dubai · 2023
Ultraplan under microcement, 320 m²
Frequently asked
SL is pump-mixed, continuously poured, and reaches walk-on in hours — not days. Traditional sand-cement screed is hand-laid, cures over weeks, and almost always needs an SL skim on top before fine finishes. For most premium projects we lay traditional only as a bulk-fill structural base and finish with SL.
SR1 (< 2 mm deviation over 2 m) is achievable with Ultraplan. FF40+ on floor flatness rating. Anything tighter needs a specialist polished-concrete or precision floor team — we'd subcontract or call it out before quoting.
Sometimes — depends on bond. We do a pull test on the tile, prime aggressively, and only proceed if the tile is solidly bonded. Otherwise the tile comes off first. We never trap loose tile under a screed.
Ultraplan: 10 mm in one pass. Ultraplan Maxi: 40 mm. Topcem: 50 mm. Above 50 mm we layer with intermediate cure, or use a structural screed system.
Walk-on at 2–4 hr for Ultraplan. Tile-ready at 12–24 hr. Vinyl-ready at 24–72 hr once moisture reads below the adhesive manufacturer's spec (typically < 75 % RH or < 4 % MC). We test before we sign off.
Only with substrate movement. We install crack-arrest mesh on suspect substrates, prime aggressively, and respect day-joint locations. Hairline shrinkage cracks are routine and don't telegraph through tile or LVT.
Yes — Mapei Topcem Pronto and Ultraplan Maxi both pour around UFH pipework. We coordinate with the MEP team on pipe layout, fix the pipes to spacers, and pump SL to embed them with cover to spec.
Indicative ranges only — quoted after survey. Ultraplan skim 3–5 mm: AED 55–95 / m². Ultraplan Maxi 10–25 mm: AED 95–170 / m². Topcem structural 25–50 mm: AED 130–220 / m². Add 15–25 % for difficult access or night programmes.
Free site survey across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Written quotation back within 48 working hours.
Brand-certified applicator