Latex on renewed floors in Corby New Town semis
Most of Corby's housing went up after 1945, and a New Town semi or terrace from that period has usually had its kitchen, hall and bathroom floors redone more than once. Each refit tends to leave something behind. Peel off a worn vinyl and there may be firmly stuck ceramic tiles underneath, a bare strip of slab where a wall came out, a patch where a pipe was buried, and a film of old adhesive over all of it.
Digging that out is often unnecessary. If the layers are sound, a latex screed can bridge them. The kit holds a cement based powder and a container of latex liquid, which is used instead of water. Mixed together they give a compound that flows thinly, bonds hard to dense surfaces such as glazed tile and stays slightly flexible once set, which helps on a mixed base where materials move differently.
Checks come before mixing. Tiles are tapped and any hollow ones taken up. Old adhesive is scraped to find out whether it is hard and well stuck, and anything soft is removed. Where it refuses to scrape away, grinding the slab back to clean concrete is the next step. Holes are filled beforehand so the latex is never asked to fill depth it was not made for.
The chosen finish sets how smooth the base must be. Sheet vinyl, lino and safety flooring show every grain of what lies beneath, LVT and rubber a little less, while carpet hides more. Corby also has some interwar housing, 9% of homes built from 1919 to 1944, and a refit there goes through the same tap, scrape and fill routine.
Latex primers and limits at Oakley Vale, Corby
Primer is matched to the base. A smooth glazed tile needs one that gives grip to a surface that absorbs nothing, plywood needs one suited to timber, and dusty or thirsty concrete needs sealing so it does not pull water out of the mix too fast. Flowing screed is common in the newer houses at Oakley Vale and Priors Hall. If that screed is calcium sulphate, its chalky top skin is sanded off and the surface primed with a compatible product before latex is laid, without exception.
Flats make up 12% of Corby's homes, and a flat refit that swaps carpet for LVT or vinyl is a natural place for a smooth latex base.
Latex will not cure every fault. Damp rising through an old slab pushes it off, so a moisture reading is taken first. Timber that bounces underfoot has to be fixed and overboarded with flooring grade plywood, never left bare, because no thin coat can hold a moving floor together. An original slab that is badly out across the room needs a levelling compound or levelling screed before any thin finishing coat, or in the worst cases a new hand-laid sand and cement floor. Homes towards Desborough have a Desborough latex screed page.
How we price latex screed in Corby
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your latex screed in Corby
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.
Latex Screed from Slough to Corby
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 66.1 miles from Corby, which lies to the north. Postcodes here include NN17 and NN18, and Desborough (6 miles), Kettering (6.2 miles), Burton Latimer (8.7 miles) and Market Harborough (9.4 miles) are close by.
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