Levelling for fit-outs on Church Road
Church Road is Ashford's main shopping street, with Tesco Express, Sainsbury's and Co-op among its shops. When a unit is refitted, the floor under the old finish is often uneven, patched or scarred by old adhesive, and fit-outs there need levelled or repaired floors before new finishes go down.
The process is methodical. First the old coverings and adhesive come up and any cracks and holes are filled. The base then gets a primer chosen for what it is, be that concrete, screed, calcium sulphate or old tiles, to control suction and help the compound grip. The compound is then poured and spread into a smooth, flat surface.
A 2m straightedge is the test. SR1 means nothing over 3mm under it; SR2 relaxes that to 5mm and SR3 to 10mm. Sheet vinyl and similar thin coverings often need SR1. Fast drying compounds let fitters start soon after, which helps shorten a closure. Where a shop cannot close for long, the preparation can be done in stages, with the pour timed for when the unit is empty. That running order gets agreed with the shopfitters before we start.
Larger buildings in Ashford, such as Ashford Hospital and the Brooklands College campus, have bigger floors, and projects of that size run under our commercial screeding service. Where the existing floor is cracked or hollow, our screed repairs service deals with it before levelling.
Levelling old floors in Ashford's post-war semis
Post-war building, from 1945 to 1972, accounts for around 40% of Ashford's homes. Put a single storey extension on the back of one of those semis and the new floor and the old one almost never line up exactly. Bridging that difference calls for a bonded screed or self levelling compound, depending on its size.
Compound works where the difference is small and the old floor is sound. A primed, levelled surface across both floors removes the step and gives LVT or tiles a flat base. Feathering the compound out across the old room avoids a visible ridge where the two meet.
It has limits. Poured too deep to fill a floor that is badly out, compound can crack and debond, and the defect returns. A floor that is more than about 10mm out, damp or hollow needs a new screed first. Many older Ashford floors have a failed or missing membrane, and levelling over damp only hides the problem for a while.
After a look at the floor we tell you which camp yours falls into. If the old floor needs rebuilding, see sand and cement screed in Ashford.
How we price floor levelling in Ashford
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 Ashford
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Floor Levelling from Slough to Ashford
Ashford is about 10.5 miles south-east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including TW15. The nearest towns to it are Sunbury-on-Thames (2.1 miles), Staines-upon-Thames (2.2 miles), Chertsey (3.3 miles) and Egham (3.8 miles).
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.
