Retiling Lansdowne Park and other 2000s floors
A house in Lansdowne Park or one of Calne's other 2000s estates often has a screeded ground floor that owners now want to take tiles or engineered boards. A screed that was fine under a soft covering can show every dip and ridge under large tiles, click LVT or engineered boards.
The first step is a level check under a 2m straightedge. BS 8204 grades the result, with SR1 permitting 3mm of gap, SR2 permitting 5mm and SR3 permitting 10mm. Sheet vinyl and other thin coverings frequently call for SR1, and big tiles are nearly as fussy.
The fix is usually thin. First the old glue and underlay remains are scraped away, any cracks or holes are made good, and a primer matched to the base goes on. A self levelling compound then goes down, usually from about 2mm up to around 10mm, and flows into the low spots to set smooth. If the screed turns out to be calcium sulphate, its laitance has to be dealt with and a compatible primer used first.
There is an honest limit. Pour compound thickly over a floor that is way out of level, hollow or cracked, and it can split and lose its bond. On a Calne floor like that, repairing the screed or laying a fresh hand-laid floor screed makes more sense, and we will say so plainly.
Homes built from 1973 to 1999, 25% of Calne's stock, need the same check before a hard finish goes down.
Porte Marsh units and extension joins in Calne
Porte Marsh Industrial Estate, on the north side of Calne, has around 100 companies in light industry and IT. When a unit there changes tenant or is refitted, the floor beneath usually needs preparing before anything new goes down: old coverings lifted, repairs made, the base primed and levelled. Fast drying compounds keep that work short, and laying in bays lets parts of a unit stay in use. Heavier factory floors may need hard wearing screed instead of compound, which our commercial screeding page covers.
At home, a common levelling problem is a join. Single storey extensions on post-war semis and terraces rarely meet the old floor exactly, leaving a lip or a slope at the opening. A feathered compound across both areas gives one continuous level for a single run of flooring. Where the step is bigger than compound can safely bridge, the lower floor is built up with screed first and the compound laid over both once it is dry. Getting this right before the kitchen units go in avoids packing and trimming later.
Corsham, about 7.8 miles off, has its own page on levelling floors in Corsham.
How we price floor levelling in Calne
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 Calne
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 Calne
On the map, Calne sits west of Slough, about 59 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including SN11), next to Chippenham (4.9 miles), Devizes (6 miles), Melksham (7.3 miles) and Corsham (7.8 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.