Joining an old Chigwell slab to a new extension
Two floors built decades apart almost never agree. The original slab in a post-war Chigwell house may have settled, been patched, or been laid to a lower standard of flatness. The extension beside it is new, but built to its own levels. Put large format tiles or long engineered boards across the line and every millimetre of difference shows.
Self levelling compound fixes that when the difference is modest. It is usually laid from about 2mm up to around 10mm, with some products going deeper, and it flows out to a smooth plane. Before it goes down the base is cleaned, loose material removed, cracks filled and the correct primer applied for each surface, because a concrete slab and a new screed may need different products.
The target is a surface regularity class. SR1 allows no gap over 3mm under a 2m straightedge and is the class many thin sheet finishes demand. SR2 allows 5mm and suits many tiles and carpets.
Where the gap is bigger than compound can safely handle, the honest advice is to relay. Deep pours of compound used to fix a floor that really needs a screed can crack and lose their bond. In that case a new bonded or floating sand and cement screed or preparation of the old slab comes first, and compound is used only for the final skim.
Thin levelling in Chigwell flats, including Limes Farm Estate
Flats need a different approach. In flatted blocks, including those on the Limes Farm Estate, the floor between one home and the one below may need an acoustic layer, and there is rarely room for a full depth screed on top. A thin latex or self levelling layer is the usual answer, because it corrects the surface without adding much height.
That work starts with the base. Old adhesive, vinyl and paint come off, the slab is checked for hollow or crumbling patches and any repairs are made. Our latex screed service covers thin compounds of a few millimetres.
Timing is kinder than with screed. Fast drying compounds take floor coverings far sooner than a new screed would, which suits a flat that needs to be lived in again quickly. Keeping the finished height low also matters in a block, because front doors, thresholds and kitchen plinths are fixed, and even 10mm extra can stop a door from opening. We measure those points before choosing the product and depth.
The same levelling service runs across the Redbridge border too, with floor levelling in Redbridge for homes about 2.4 miles away.
How we price floor levelling in Chigwell
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 Chigwell
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 Chigwell
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 31.6 miles from Chigwell, which lies to the east-north-east. Postcodes here include IG7, and Redbridge (2.4 miles), Loughton (2.5 miles), Waltham Forest (3.9 miles) and Waltham Abbey (5.3 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.