Staenis spotted in the brand-new Polycaro

By Staenis | 18/04/2018

Even the most skilled handymen rarely or never attempt to install a screed floor or 'chape'. The West Flemish start-up Staenis wants to change that. Tom Verstaen and Daisy Bohyn developed an innovative 'screed grid' that helps professional screeders deliver quality, but for the first time also allows DIYers without (re)building experience to lay a screed.

The StaenisGrid works in a simple and clear way, co-founder Tom Verstaen explains: You place a row of plastic grids, set it to the correct height, fill it with screed, and then level it flush with the top of the grid. The grid remains permanently in place and ensures a flat and crack-free screed floor. You also no longer need expansion joints in the middle of large spaces. The grid not only makes screeding cheaper, but the method is also just as fast as the traditional way of screeding. That is why it is also a particularly interesting innovation for professional screed installers.

At the end of last year, Staenis won the Demo Day pitch competition of Start it at KBC with the screed grid. The StaenisGrid has since gone into production and is being presented at Batibouw. It is available on the webshop.