Plywood, tiles and patched concrete in Bushey homes
The name causes confusion, so it helps to be clear. Latex screed is not a full screed at all. It is a two part levelling compound: a cement based powder that is mixed with a liquid latex in place of water, then poured and spread to a thin, smooth layer. The latex improves its bond and gives it a little give, which suits surfaces that are not plain concrete.
Bushey's housing explains where it is used. Flats make up 30% of homes here, and 3% of all homes are in converted or shared houses and other converted buildings. A conversion can leave timber floors upstairs and a mix of old and new materials below, and that is the territory latex is made for, provided the base is prepared properly first.
Timber is the clearest example. Bare floorboards move with every step and with the seasons, so latex poured onto them would crack along the joints. The answer is to overboard with flooring grade plywood, fixed down firmly, and lay the latex on the plywood. Under a bathroom's safety flooring or a kitchen's sheet vinyl, that gives a base with no board lines showing through.
On the ground floor of an inter-war semi, old ceramic or quarry tiles that are still well bonded can stay, cleaned and primed, with latex skimmed over them. Sound old adhesive can sometimes stay too, but loose or soft residue has to come off, which is part of our floor preparation work.
Damp, bounce and big dips in Bushey floors
Before any latex goes down, we check three things, because each one will defeat a thin compound.
Moisture comes first. A 1920s or 1930s house may have a solid floor laid without any membrane, and latex will not hold back damp coming up through the slab. If a reading shows moisture, the honest answer is to lift the floor and relay it over a membrane with a Bushey sand and cement screed, then finish with latex if the covering needs it.
Movement is second. A suspended floor that flexes will crack the layer above it, so loose boards are fixed and the floor overboarded before we return.
Level is third. Latex smooths; it does not fill a room that falls by more than a few millimetres. Where an extension floor has been laid out of line with the older house, or a slab has sunk, the fix is a proper levelling pour or new screed first. Our page on self levelling compound in Bushey explains how that differs.
Primers finish the preparation. Plywood, tiles, concrete and calcium sulphate each take a different one, and a calcium sulphate screed must be sanded free of laitance before it is primed.
How we price latex screed in Bushey
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 Bushey
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 Bushey
On the map, Bushey sits north-east of Slough, about 14.4 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including WD23 and WD7), next to Watford (1.5 miles), Harrow (3.8 miles), Borehamwood (4.2 miles) and Rickmansworth (4.5 miles).
More on latex screed, part of our screeding services.
