Levelling old Amersham floors for modern coverings
Older floors are rarely flat by modern standards. Homes built before 1919 make up 11% of Amersham, and even much newer floors may dip, hump or show old patch repairs once the carpet comes up. Thin coverings show every fault, and the same goes for floors in converted flats, where old boards or screed from different eras may sit side by side. LVT picks up ridges, large tiles rock on high spots, and engineered wood can bounce over hollows.
A 2m straightedge is the yardstick. Lay it down and measure the biggest gap beneath: 3mm or under is SR1, 5mm SR2, 10mm SR3. Thin sheet flooring frequently calls for SR1, so the floor that sat happily under an old carpet may fall short once vinyl is chosen.
Most compounds are poured at 2mm to 10mm or so, and a few products allow more. It suits a floor that is sound but uneven, and it can be feathered out to meet a threshold. The base is cleaned, then primed with whatever suits it: the primer for cement screed or concrete is not the one for calcium sulphate or old tiles.
Some floors are beyond compound. Piling it on to rescue a floor that needs a screed can end in cracks and the compound parting from the base. If that is your floor, we will say so, and a new sand and cement screed or a partial replacement will be the right fix. For very thin smoothing, see latex screed.
Refits at Corinium and Reed Industrial Estate
Amersham's industrial units sit on Corinium Industrial Estate, on Raans Road, and Reed Industrial Estate, on Plantation Road. When a unit is refurbished, the floor is often worn, cracked or marked by old fixings, and the office area may need a flat base for carpet tiles or LVT.
The work usually starts with repair. Cracks, loose areas and damaged joints are dealt with first, because a compound only performs as well as the base under it. That stage falls under our repairs to concrete floors. Then the surface is prepared and primed, and the compound is laid to the flatness the flooring needs.
Fast drying compounds suit a refit programme. We can level in sections if part of the unit must stay in use, and agree the timing around deliveries. Warehouse areas that carry pallet trucks need a compound rated for that traffic, which is different from the product used under carpet tiles in the office.
Floor levelling here is not wood floor sanding, and it will not rescue a failed screed. Units a few miles west in High Wycombe needing a level floor have their own page.
How we price floor levelling in Amersham
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who levels your floor in Amersham
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
See what customers say in our Google reviews and on our testimonials page.
Floor Levelling from Slough to Amersham
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 10.1 miles from Amersham, which lies to the north. Postcodes here include HP6 and HP7, and Chesham (1.9 miles), Chorleywood (4 miles), Beaconsfield (4.9 miles) and Berkhamsted (6.2 miles) are close by.
More on floor levelling, part of our screeding services. Not sure whether you need a thin compound or a full flowing screed? See self levelling screed explained.