Levelling old and new floors in Bexhill-on-Sea homes
Thin floor finishes are unforgiving. Lay LVT or sheet vinyl on a poor floor and every dip and ridge shows through, while big format tiles will rock if the floor is a few millimetres out. BS 8204 lays a 2m straightedge on the floor and reads the gap: SR1 permits 3mm, SR2 permits 5mm, SR3 permits 10mm. Sheet vinyl and similar thin finishes commonly insist on SR1.
In a house with a rear extension, the new screed and the old floor rarely meet perfectly. There may be a lip at the old external wall line, a slope in the original room and patches where old tiles were taken up. A self levelling compound, poured after the right primer, fills the low spots and feathers over the join so the whole floor reads as one.
Converted flats bring a different base. Converted flats make up 10% of Bexhill-on-Sea's homes, and on their ground floors the finish may sit on old solid concrete, earlier screed patches or a mix of both. Each base needs its own primer, and a dusty or weak surface may need floor preparation such as grinding before any compound goes down.
Compound has its limits. On a cracked, hollow or damp floor, or one that is more than about 10mm out, a thick pour can split and lift. In that case the honest answer is a new screed; see sand and cement screed in Bexhill-on-Sea for a relaid floor.
Shop and unit refits on Beeching Road and beyond
Commercial refits in Bexhill-on-Sea bring their own timetable. When a tenant changes in one of the 1960s units on Beeching Road, or a showroom there is refitted, the old floor often carries adhesive, paint and years of wear. Before a new vinyl, carpet tile or LVT goes down, the surface has to be cleaned back, repaired and brought flat.
The Beeching Road Studios, created in six units the council bought in 2018, show how these buildings take on new uses, and a change of use usually means a change of floor finish. Newer space is arriving too. Bexhill Enterprise Park North, off the link road, has a first phase of around 84,000 sq ft of light industrial units, and fit-out in a new shell often starts with levelling before the tenant's flooring.
For shops and offices, the programme is usually the main concern. Quick drying compounds mean a Beeching Road unit can be levelled and passed back to the flooring contractor without holding up the fit-out. Worn or damaged concrete may need concrete floor repair first, and larger new floors fall under commercial screeding.
How we price floor levelling in Bexhill-on-Sea
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 Bexhill-on-Sea
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Floor Levelling from Slough to Bexhill-on-Sea
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 68 miles from Bexhill-on-Sea, which lies to the south-east. Postcodes here include TN40, TN39 and TN38, and Hastings (4.9 miles), Hailsham (9.5 miles), Eastbourne (9.9 miles) and Polegate (10 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.
