Where liquid screed suits Cheltenham homes and flats
Big, open rooms are where pumped screed pays for itself. The town's post-war semis are commonly getting extensions and kitchen refits, and when the back wall comes out, the new floor has to run flat from the garden doors into the original house. Poured in, it spreads out and settles level by itself, which makes SR1 or SR2 flatness readily achievable.
Then think about Cheltenham's flats. In a town with so many purpose-built blocks, plenty of floors are above ground level, where a hose can be run up a stairwell or through a window. On those floors the screed usually floats over an acoustic or insulation layer that must be in place first.
New homes add a third. 16% of Cheltenham's homes were built since 2000, and the Golden Valley development will add many more. New ground floors are usually built over insulation, which suits a flowing screed.
Depth can matter in older houses too. In a house, floated on top of insulation boards, pumped screed can go as thin as about 35mm, while hand-laid needs around 65mm, a real help when the new floor has to stop at an old doorstep in Lansdown or Leckhampton. You can have it calcium sulphate or cement based. If the drawings for a Golden Valley plot name a calcium sulphate grade, look at Cheltenham anhydrite flow screed. To weigh pumped against hand-laid, see our comparison of the two methods.
Pump access on Cheltenham's terraced streets
We keep the pump outside and feed the hose in at whichever door is closest. A post-war semi in Benhall or Hester's Way with its own drive makes that easy. The stucco terraces and busy central streets are harder, so the lorry may need a parking bay or a suspension. Mention yellow lines, controlled parking and narrow side access when you ask for a price.
Inside, perimeter strip should be fixed to each wall, the insulation covered by a membrane sealed at every seam, and the doorways blocked off. We go over all of it when we arrive. If those layers are missing, our preparation, insulation and membrane work can provide them.
Being able to cross the room inside 24 to 48 hours is one thing; dry is another. Your flooring maker sets a moisture limit, and getting under it takes around one day per millimetre up to 40mm deep, with each extra millimetre slower. A moisture test is the only sound way to judge it, and it protects the flooring you are about to pay for.
Liquid Screed prices in Cheltenham
Liquid screed: £24 to £31 per m² supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026), so £960 to £1,240 for 40 m². MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide or screed calculator.
Who lays your liquid screed in Cheltenham
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Liquid Screed from Slough to Cheltenham
On the map, Cheltenham sits west-north-west of Slough, about 66.5 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including GL50, GL51, GL53 and GL52), next to Tewkesbury (7.2 miles), Gloucester (7.7 miles), Stroud (12.3 miles) and Cirencester (13.5 miles).
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