Latex screed for kitchen refits in Ruscote's post-war houses
Latex screed is a levelling compound in two parts. A bag of cement based powder is mixed with a drum of latex liquid, which takes the place of water, and the mix is trowelled or poured out a few millimetres thick. The latex makes it stick to difficult surfaces and gives it a little flexibility, which is why fitters ask for it over bases that plain compound handles poorly.
A kitchen refit in a post-war Ruscote house is a typical case. Once the old units and lino are out, the floor might be part concrete, part ceramic tile and part patched where a wall used to stand before a knock through. Latex can bring those surfaces into one smooth plane for vinyl or LVT, as long as every part is sound and primed for what it is: one primer for porous concrete, another for glazed tiles.
Bathrooms follow similar rules, with one addition: the base must be dry before a thin finish goes down, because latex will not hold back moisture. A damp reading means the cause is found and dealt with before any compound.
If a knock through has left a step or a broad dip rather than a rough patch, latex is too thin to fix it. That calls for compound at greater depth, explained on our page about levelling Banbury floors, or for a new screed. Where the old surface is crumbling or painted, it is ground back first, as covered under Banbury concrete floor grinding.
Overboarded timber floors in Banbury homes
Terraced houses make up 23% of Banbury's homes. Wherever a house in the town has a suspended timber ground floor, a refit raises a question: keep the boards, or replace them? If the joists are sound and the owner wants to keep the floor, latex over plywood is the usual route to a smooth finish.
The order is fixed. Loose boards are screwed down, and any that are split or soft are replaced. Flooring grade plywood is then fixed across the whole room at close centres, with staggered joints. The ply is primed, and latex is spread over it to hide screw heads and sheet edges. Latex never goes straight onto bare boards; they flex and the thin layer cracks.
If the floor still bounces after fixing, or there is rot or damp below, the timber is the problem and latex will not cure it. A replacement solid floor in hand-laid sand and cement may then be the answer.
The finish matters too. Safety flooring, rubber and sheet vinyl show every bump beneath them, so the latex over the ply is trowelled smooth before the fitter arrives. Firmly stuck old tiles or hard adhesive elsewhere in the same house can often stay under latex once primed.
How we price latex screed in Banbury
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your latex screed in Banbury
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Latex Screed from Slough to Banbury
On the map, Banbury sits north-west of Slough, about 47 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including OX16), next to Brackley (8.3 miles), Bicester (13.8 miles), Buckingham (15.4 miles) and Daventry (15.4 miles).
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