Liquid screed for Coventry extensions and open-plan kitchens
The appeal of liquid screed is simple. It is pumped from the mixer through a hose, flows level by itself and leaves a dense, flat surface, with SR1 or SR2 regularity readily achievable. Because it shrinks very little, a large floor needs far fewer joints than a hand-laid one, and the finish comes out ready for tiles, LVT or engineered boards with little extra work.
That fits the extensions added to semis and terraces across Coventry. A rear extension opened up to the kitchen often produces one long floor, and a single pour covers it in a day. Floating over insulation in a Coventry semi, the minimum is roughly 35mm. If heating pipes go in, it needs at least 25mm of cover, bringing the total to 45 to 50mm, and the screed flows fully round the pipes with no voids. Our Coventry underfloor heating screed page deals with pipe cover and heat-up.
Then comes the doorway where extension meets house. In an inter-war house the existing floor may be uneven, so the join is often finished with a thin skim of compound; see floor levelling across Coventry.
Pumped screeds for a Coventry extension are made with either of two binders, calcium sulphate or cement. Calcium sulphate suits dry rooms, while a cement based flowing screed is used where the floor might get wet. The specification detail sits on anhydrite flow screed for Coventry.
Pumping into Coventry terraces and upper floors
Terraced houses are 40% of Coventry's homes, and a terrace with no side access is where pump planning matters. The mixer and pump stay in the street, so a parking space close to the front door makes the day easier. The hose runs through the hall to the back of the house, with floors and doorways protected on the way. Where parking is controlled, a permit or suspension may be needed, which we discuss when pricing.
Flats are no harder to reach, as the hose climbs the stairwell to the floor being poured. In blocks, the building's acoustic requirements decide the build-up under the screed.
Drying follows the pour. Treading on it after 24 to 48 hours is one thing; laying LVT on it is another. Moisture leaves at something like a millimetre daily over the top 40mm and more slowly further down, so a 50mm Coventry extension floor sits for weeks before most finishes. Read how long screed takes to dry to plan the flooring date.
We bring our own pump and crew and do not hire out machines, so the people pumping the screed are the ones finishing it.
Liquid Screed prices in Coventry
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 Coventry
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.
Liquid Screed from Slough to Coventry
On the map, Coventry sits north-north-west of Slough, about 70.8 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including CV1, CV2, CV5 and CV3), next to Bedworth (5.1 miles), Kenilworth (5.4 miles), Nuneaton (8.1 miles) and Royal Leamington Spa (8.1 miles).
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