Levelling floors in Chelmsford flats and extensions
Flats make up 25% of Chelmsford's homes. When a flat is refurbished, the existing screed is often sound but uneven, with dips, ridges from old partitions or patches from earlier repairs. LVT and vinyl are thin enough to reveal each flaw, and big tiles will rock wherever the base is hollow. In a block of flats, any build-up also has to respect the acoustic layer and the door heights along the corridor.
Houses have their own version of the problem. Where a rear extension in Great Baddow or Springfield joins the original floor, a small step or ridge along the old back wall is common, and it needs smoothing before one continuous floor finish goes down.
We always work through it in the same sequence. First anything loose comes off, then the floor is cleaned and primed to match its make-up: sand and cement, calcium sulphate or bare concrete. After that we pour compound, typically 2mm to 10mm deep, and let it run out flat. Calcium sulphate floors need their laitance removed before priming, or the compound bonds to a weak skin.
We judge the result with a 2m straightedge against BS 8204, which allows no gap over 3mm for SR1, 5mm for SR2 or 10mm for SR3. Sheet vinyl and other thin finishes often require SR1. Living towards Billericay? See levelling work in Billericay.
Showroom refits at Homelands Retail Park and Riverside
Retail and office floors are often refitted when a unit changes hands. At the Riverside and Homelands retail parks, Chelmsford Business Park at Boreham, Widford Industrial Estate and the Waterhouse Lane employment area, a new tenant usually means old carpet tiles, vinyl or adhesive coming up and a new finish going down on a fixed opening date.
Preparation comes first. Using our concrete grinding service we strip residues and weak concrete, then fill cracks and holes and prime. A fast drying levelling compound then brings it to the flatness the new finish needs, using a product chosen to keep the programme moving. That matters when shopfitters, electricians and the flooring contractor are all booked in sequence.
Compound has limits. On a shop or office slab that has already failed, a deep pour is likely to crack and lift away. If a slab is broken up, hollow or well out of level, a new screed is the sounder choice, and our liquid screed page for Chelmsford explains the flowing option for larger areas.
How we price floor levelling in Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford
Chelmsford is about 50.2 miles east-north-east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including CM1, CM3 and CM2. The nearest towns to it are Billericay (8.2 miles), Witham (8.4 miles), Wickford (8.8 miles) and Maldon (8.8 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.
