Readyfloor is a precast concrete flooring system. It is designed
for use in domestic dwellings, both at ground level and at first floor
level. Readyfloor is an alternative to traditional timber flooring costing
little more.


Readyfloor is a precast concrete flooring system. It is designed
for use in domestic dwellings, both at ground level and at first floor
level. Readyfloor is an alternative to traditional timber flooring costing
little more.

Sound, fire resistant, direct skimming and speed of construction -
just a few of the buzz words used by the Readymix sales team. Readyfloor is
making a major new contribution in meeting these requirements. However the
potential for even greater use of high performance product is in housing
where the benefits can make a significant difference to the quality of life.
Take for example, noise pollution; we are subjected to noise generated from
our televisions, hi-fi's, washing machines, vacuum machines, etc never mind
external sources of sound. We can't prevent it but we can and should take
measures to reduce the sound transmissions in our own home.

Building Control, National House Building Council, and a number of
home buyers showed support for better internal sound insulation. Nearly all
respondents wanted a house with concrete floors first, which would provide
good sound insulation. Concrete first floors can provide up to 50% better
sound insulation than normal timber floors. The benefits of mass concrete to
control sound insulation are well understood in the industry. As noise is
clearly a public issue, it is likely that the sound insulation value of
floors within all dwellings will become higher on many house purchasers
agenda. A growing number of house builders are responding to purchasers
requirements for improved internal sound insulation by incorporating
Readyfloor at first floor level, with the strive for better performance, not
just in sound insulation, but in speed of construction as well.

The realisation dawns that precast concrete floors are set to
dominate the first floor level market in the same way that they dominated
the ground floor level market with some 75% of market share. Another
advantage is the capacity of Readyfloor to be designed to support most
non-load bearing masonry blockwork, which reduces noise transmissions
between rooms.
There are numerous other advantage:

Precast concrete floors can achieve greater spans than
timber requiring fewer load bearing block walls and foundations

A typical dwelling can be floored in approximately 3 hours
with Readyfloor so building personnel need never leave the site

Readyfloor provides an immediate safe working platform for
following trades

Readyfloor with it's long span allows greater flexibility
of the layout of internal walls and are ideal for basement construction as
they provide for clear open areas and improve the design effectiveness

Readyfloor achieves up to 2 hours fire protection where required