Office refurbishments in Bloomsbury, Fitzrovia and Holborn
When an office in Bloomsbury, Fitzrovia or Holborn is stripped for a new tenant, the floor under the old carpet is often a mix of patched screed, adhesive residue and the scars of removed partitions and floor boxes. New finishes such as LVT, sheet vinyl or large format tiles show every flaw, so the base has to be brought to a standard before they go down.
That standard is BS 8204 flatness, checked with a 2m straightedge. Under that straightedge, SR1 tolerates a 3mm gap at most, SR2 up to 5mm and SR3 up to 10mm, and thin sheet flooring often needs the tightest of those. On a sound base, a levelling compound, usually laid from about 2mm up to around 10mm, is the way to get there.
Preparation carries the job. Old glue and crumbly surface are ground off, then the floor is primed with whatever matches its base, whether that is concrete, sand and cement or calcium sulphate. Where old slabs are damaged, concrete floor grinding and repair come first.
Refits in central Camden run to tight programmes, so fast drying compounds are used to let the flooring contractor follow quickly. Larger floors can be levelled in zones to keep lifts, stairs and other tenants' spaces clear. Retail units and large office floors at King's Cross Central are handled the same way.
Levelling floors in Camden's converted flats
In a home, levelling usually starts with a new finish. A flat in a converted house may have a solid floor in the kitchen and bathroom and timber elsewhere, or an older screed that dips towards one wall. With 12% of Camden's homes built between 1973 and 1999, plenty of floors also carry layers of old vinyl and adhesive that must come off first. Once they are gone, a thin compound can bring the floor to the flatness LVT or engineered wood needs.
There are floors compound cannot save. It is meant as a thin top layer, and pouring it thick over a base that should be replaced invites cracking and lifting. A screed that sounds hollow, crumbles or sits well out of level needs relaying, which is where relaying with sand and cement in Camden comes in. In a converted flat with a sound base and just a couple of millimetres to gain, a latex screed is often the more sensible fix.
Thresholds matter in a flat. Compound can be feathered out at a doorway so the new floor meets the landing or the next room without a step.
How we price floor levelling in Camden
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 Camden
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Floor Levelling from Slough to Camden
On the map, Camden sits east of Slough, about 21.3 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including WC1B, NW1, N6 and W1T), next to Islington (1.7 miles), Westminster (2.1 miles), Kensington and Chelsea (3.4 miles) and Haringey (3.5 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.
