Levelling old-to-new joins in Chesham houses
Flooring makers set flatness limits for good reason. Under a 2m straightedge, BS 8204 allows a 3mm gap for class SR1, 5mm for SR2 and 10mm for SR3. Many thin sheet finishes need SR1, and LVT or vinyl put down on anything rougher shows the dips within weeks.
Chesham's homes from 1973 to 1999 make up 16% of the total. Whatever its age, an extended house can end up with new screed alongside a floor that has settled or was never quite true. Self levelling compound goes down from about 2mm to around 10mm, deeper with some products, which is enough to feather out a small step and bring both floors into one plane. We pour it over the whole room rather than just along the join, so there is no hump to see.
The primer goes down before anything else, and which one depends on what it is going onto. Concrete, sand and cement, calcium sulphate and old tile all take different primers, and the wrong one can let the compound come away. Very thin smoothing work is covered by our latex screed service.
Compound cannot fix everything. Pouring compound deep to rescue a floor that should be replaced can lead to cracking and debonding, so if a floor has sunk, broken up or has no membrane, a new sand and cement screed is the honest fix. We will say which yours needs.
Office and unit refits along Asheridge Road, Chesham
Refitting business premises throws up problems of its own. Much of Chesham's commercial space lines Asheridge Road, including the Chiltern Court office estate and Anglo Business Park, while Chesham Business Park is on Townsend Road just north of the centre. At a change of tenant, old carpet tile adhesive, patched screed and gaps where partitions came out can leave a floor too uneven for new carpet tiles or vinyl.
The order is usually: strip the old covering, prepare the surface, mend any broken patches, prime, then pour compound over the whole area. Fast drying products keep the programme moving, and fitters can often start within days, depending on the product sheet. If old adhesive or a weak top layer must come off first, concrete floor grinding exposes a sound surface for the primer, and our screed repairs service handles hollow or cracked areas.
New buildings are another matter. Units like the 12 warehouses at Aerial Park need finished floors, not a skim, which makes them screeding jobs rather than levelling.
We do not sand timber floorboards; that is a separate trade. What we do is get the base ready so the new finish lies flat.
How we price floor levelling in Chesham
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 Chesham
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 Chesham
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 12 miles from Chesham, which lies to the north. Postcodes here include HP5, and Amersham (1.9 miles), Berkhamsted (4.5 miles), Chorleywood (5.2 miles) and Tring (6.5 miles) are close by.
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.
