Latex screed over old bases in Bognor Regis homes
Converted flats account for 6% of homes in Bognor Regis and terraced houses for 16%. In buildings like these, a bathroom or kitchen refit often means a new floor finish laid over whatever the last owner left. That might be timber, tiles, a concrete patch or a combination of all three.
Latex is made for those floors. Because the liquid part of the mix is latex instead of water, the cured skim has a little flexibility and grips mixed surfaces well. It goes over four kinds of base. Flooring grade plywood, screwed down over the original boards, is the usual one on an upper floor; the compound never goes straight onto bare boards. Ceramic or quarry tiles can stay where every tile is firmly bonded and cleaned of polish. Uneven older concrete takes it once loose material is removed. Old adhesive can sometimes stay if it is hard and well stuck.
Which finish is going down matters too. Thin sheet vinyl, lino and rubber show every flaw, while a safety floor in a bathroom needs a sound, smooth base so its welded seams sit flat. Carpet is more forgiving but still benefits from a level start.
Each base gets its own primer first. The flatness classes those finishes are measured against are explained on our Bognor Regis floor levelling page, and removing loose tiles or soft glue beforehand is part of our floor preparation work.
Damp and springy boards in Bognor Regis floors
Some floors should not get latex yet, and it is better to know before the flooring is ordered.
Damp is the obvious one here. An inter-war solid floor without a membrane can draw moisture up from the ground, and that moisture passes through a thin compound into the adhesive and the finish. We test with a hygrometer. If the reading is high, the fix is a membrane, which normally means lifting the old floor and rebuilding it with insulation and a sand and cement screed laid by hand.
Movement is the next. Boards that flex underfoot will crack a latex skim along the joints within weeks. They are screwed down, any weak joists are repaired, and plywood goes over them before we lay anything.
The third is level. A floor that drops badly from one wall to another, whether in Elmer, South Bersted or Felpham, needs a repair or a new screed, not a thicker coat of compound.
Calcium sulphate screeds in newer homes and flats need the laitance sanded off and must always be primed with a compatible product before latex. Havant has its own latex screed page.
How we price latex screed in Bognor Regis
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 Bognor Regis
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.
Latex Screed from Slough to Bognor Regis
On the map, Bognor Regis sits south of Slough, about 51.7 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including PO21 and PO22), next to Littlehampton (6 miles), Chichester (6 miles), Selsey (6.4 miles) and Emsworth (12.5 miles).
More on latex screed, part of our screeding services.
