{"id":8173,"date":"2023-02-16T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zakelijkepi.webstudio.nl\/what-substrate-is-suitable-for-a-cast-floor\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:07:36","slug":"what-substrate-is-suitable-for-a-cast-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/en\/what-substrate-is-suitable-for-a-cast-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"What substrate is suitable for a cast floor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8173\" class=\"elementor elementor-8173 elementor-2373\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e593c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e593c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6304ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"b6304ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"9589\" class=\"elementor elementor-9589\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc670c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fc670c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33756327 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33756327\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0016c elementor-widget__width-inherit no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb0016c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What substrate is suitable for a cast floor?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a5d82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44a5d82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b56f45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b56f45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62783c1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62783c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can a screed be applied to any surface? We often hear this question. A cast floor is applied in liquid form and can be applied to almost any surface. However, each surface requires a different approach. In this blog, we explain which substrates are suitable and which preparatory work is required to install an EPI self-levelling screed.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b040b37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b040b37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdaf26a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdaf26a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8a964 no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f8a964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General preparation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccbdd1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ccbdd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A cast floor can only be applied to undamaged and clean substrates. Unevenness and damage must be repaired in advance. The substrates to be used must be stable, load-bearing and dimensionally stable. Cast floors can also be <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.epifloors.com\/z\/nieuws\/vloerverwarming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perfectly combined with underfloor heating<\/a>.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dcd775 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dcd775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MG_0703-480x320-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4858\" alt=\"MG_0703-480x320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MG_0703-480x320-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MG_0703-480x320-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aebc175 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aebc175\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcba5eb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcba5eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oude-betonnen-vloer-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4859\" alt=\"oude-betonnen-vloer-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oude-betonnen-vloer-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oude-betonnen-vloer-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85443f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a85443f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d233a10 no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d233a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poured floor on a concrete substrate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72ee17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c72ee17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Concrete is ideally suited as a substrate for an EPI cast floor. A concrete substrate is usually even and therefore requires less preparation. For better adhesion, the substrate should first be sanded. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.epifloors.com\/z\/onze-vloeren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPI self-levelling screed<\/a> is also suitable for use over a sand-cement or anhydrite substrate.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47cfd9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47cfd9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3861841 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3861841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oude-houten-vloer-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4860\" alt=\"oude-houten-vloer-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oude-houten-vloer-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oude-houten-vloer-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca6052 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eca6052\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-effdd47 no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"effdd47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poured floor on a wooden substrate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4143d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed4143d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A cast floor can be perfectly placed over a wooden subfloor. The subfloor must be completely flat and uneven. Any seams, cracks and holes must also be completely sealed. In addition, the wooden subfloor needs to be pre-treated to prevent the wood from warping.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5002aff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5002aff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62361c7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62361c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oude-tegel-vloer-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4861\" alt=\"oude-tegel-vloer-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oude-tegel-vloer-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/oude-tegel-vloer-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0f58f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b0f58f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c3f95 no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87c3f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pour floor over tile or tile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386659e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"386659e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tiles or tiles are suitable as a subfloor. The tile floor should be solid and undamaged. An additional leveling layer will fill the seams and gaps. This is how the best results are achieved.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbcbd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cbcbd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1094ee0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1094ee0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f3029 no-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67f3029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View references<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe7445 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe7445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visit the reference page for an overview of completed projects categorized by flooring systems. From <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.epifloors.com\/z\/design-vloeren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">design floors<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.epifloors.com\/z\/industrievloeren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">industrial floors<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.epifloors.com\/z\/sportvloeren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports floors<\/a>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1135405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1135405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nl.epifloors.com\/z\/referenties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View references<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae5506 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ae5506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MG_0891-980x653-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4741\" alt=\"MG_0891-980x653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MG_0891-980x653-1.jpg 980w, https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MG_0891-980x653-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zakelijk.epifloors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MG_0891-980x653-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can a screed be applied to any surface? 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