Flat enough for LVT in a Biggleswade house
Any hump or hollow underneath will show through a thin covering. Luxury vinyl tile, sheet vinyl and big porcelain tiles need a floor that is flat within tight limits, measured under a 2m straightedge under BS 8204. The classes are SR1 at 3mm maximum gap, SR2 at 5mm and SR3 at 10mm. Plenty of thin sheet finishes call for SR1, and that is the target when we lay compound.
In Biggleswade's housing, two situations usually call for it. First, a solid floor in an older house that has sunk unevenly over time; 20% of local homes date from 1945 to 1972. The second is the join between an older house and a new extension, where the floors were built decades apart and meet with a lip or a slope.
Work begins on the base, not the compound. We strip off old adhesive, paint and anything loose, look over any cracks, then prime with the right product, since concrete, sand and cement and calcium sulphate each take their own primer. Next the compound goes on, normally between about 2mm and 10mm deep, and settles flat by itself. Quick drying compounds mean the fitter is not kept waiting long.
Where the base itself is poor, floor preparation and shot blasting comes first. For a small patch that needs only a few millimetres, a latex levelling screed can be the easier option.
Refits at Stratton Business Park and the A1 Retail Park
Commercial floors in Biggleswade get levelled at a change of tenant. A unit at the A1 Retail Park or Stratton Business Park, both home to a steady base of commercial units, will often be stripped back to a slab carrying years of old adhesive, patch repairs and different floor heights between zones. New carpet tile, vinyl or safety flooring then needs a flat, primed base, laid to a programme that fits the fit-out.
Larger floors are a different job. The logistics buildings at Symmetry Park, including the Co-op regional distribution centre, rely on high strength screeds, repairs and grinding to stay flat for racking and forklifts, not a thin compound. For those, see concrete floor grinding.
Compound has a limit. It is meant to go on thin; pour it deep to save a floor that really wants a screed and it can crack and come away. Should a Biggleswade floor be further out than compound can handle, we will tell you at the pricing stage that it needs a fresh sand and cement screed.
How we price floor levelling in Biggleswade
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 Biggleswade
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 Biggleswade
On the map, Biggleswade sits north-north-east of Slough, about 41.7 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including SG18), next to Sandy (3.1 miles), Stotfold (5.1 miles), Baldock (7.4 miles) and Letchworth (7.7 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.
