Office and shop refits on Elstree Way and Stirling Way
Borehamwood's commercial premises sit in three places: corporate offices on Elstree Way, industrial units grouped around Stirling Way and large retail stores at Borehamwood Shopping Park. Refits in all three call for floor preparation, screed work and concrete repairs, and levelling is usually the last of those before the new covering. When an office floor is stripped, old carpet tiles and adhesive come up, and the screed beneath has to be made flat for the next finish. A large store may need a whole sales floor brought level for new vinyl or tiles.
BS 8204 is the standard to work to, and it judges flatness by the gap under a 2m straightedge. Under SR1 the gap can be no more than 3mm, under SR2 5mm and under SR3 10mm. Thin sheet flooring often needs SR1, since vinyl shows every hollow beneath it. A levelling compound laid over the right primer for the base brings a floor into that tolerance.
Preparation decides whether it lasts. On an office floor off Elstree Way, that means getting rid of old adhesive, paint and any weak top layer first, often by grinding or shot blasting through our floor preparation service. Damaged concrete is repaired before any compound goes on; see concrete floor repair.
Where a shop or office refit is up against the clock, a fast drying compound stops the floor holding everyone up. The flooring contractor then gets a surface they can lay straight onto, rather than a floor they have to patch themselves on the day. It is worth telling us the finish, the adhesive and the date the fitters are booked, because those three details decide the compound and the drying time we plan around.
Levelling Borehamwood homes where old meets new
In houses the classic problem is the join. A post-war semi gets a rear extension, the new slab sits a few millimetres out from the old kitchen floor, and a long run of LVT shows the ridge. A thin compound laid across both, feathered to the right level, removes it.
Then there are Borehamwood's older solid floors. Screeds laid decades ago dip near walls, rise at old doorways and carry patches where pipes were buried. Compound fixes shallow variations well, typically in the range of about 2mm to 10mm, with some products going deeper.
Compound has its limits, though. Cracks that run right through, hollow patches, or dips deeper than any compound is made for all point to a new screed instead, because pouring compound deep over a floor that really needs screeding can lead to cracking and debonding. Our page on replacing it with sand and cement explains the work, and after looking at yours we will tell you straight which route it needs.
The primer is matched to what is underneath, since concrete, cement screed and calcium sulphate each need a suitable primer of their own. For very thin smoothing over a sound surface, latex screed is another option.
How we price floor levelling in Borehamwood
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 Borehamwood
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 Borehamwood
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 18.4 miles from Borehamwood, which lies to the east-north-east. Postcodes here include WD6, and Potters Bar (4.1 miles), Bushey (4.2 miles), Barnet (4.4 miles) and Watford (5.4 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.
