Where pumped screed fits Croydon's flats and extensions
Liquid screed is at its most useful when the floor is big, open or repeated. A pump covers a large area in a day, the screed levels itself without hand compaction, and SR1 or SR2 surface regularity is readily achievable. That flatness matters under LVT and large format tiles.
Croydon has plenty of floors that fit. The town centre has seen tall residential blocks such as Saffron Square, Altitude 25 and IYLO. Newer homes are a real presence too, with 10% of the borough's housing built since 2015. A floor in a new block is one open area over insulation, which is what a pump handles well. Among houses, the semis of New Addington need extension slabs, and a broad extension floor is well suited to a pumped pour.
Depth is thinner than with sand and cement. A domestic floating floor starts from about 35mm and a commercial one from about 40mm, where a traditional screed needs 65mm and 75mm. Heated floors take a minimum of 25mm on top of the pipes, so roughly 45 to 50mm all in, and because the mix surrounds each pipe, nothing is left hollow underneath.
The pumped material comes with one of two bases, calcium sulphate or cement. Both pump and level in much the same way; which one suits depends on the finish, whether the area could get wet and how soon flooring is needed. For the calcium sulphate grades in detail, see the Croydon anhydrite flow screed page.
Pump access on Croydon streets and upper floors
The pump and mixer park as close as possible to the building, and the hose carries the screed inside. On a terraced street in Thornton Heath or Selhurst, that means knowing whether there is a parking space near the door and whether the hose can run through the hall. Where a busy road or controlled parking is involved, tell us when you ask for a price.
For a flat several storeys up, the hose climbs the stairwell or goes in at a window. That makes liquid screed practical for a top floor flat where carrying sand and cement would take all day. We check the route and the floor's acoustic layer beforehand.
For a day or two after pouring, leave windows and doors shut, or a draught can dry the top too fast and form a skin. Walking on it follows in 24 to 48 hours; flooring waits until a hygrometer test shows the screed is dry. Our drying time guide gives the timings by depth.
Pumping is also offered as a service in its own right for builders; see screed pumping. We do not hire out pumps or machines, so every pour is run by our own team.
Liquid Screed prices in Croydon
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 Croydon
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Liquid Screed from Slough to Croydon
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 26.8 miles from Croydon, which lies to the east-south-east. Postcodes here include CR0, CR5, CR8 and CR7, and Sutton (3.7 miles), Caterham (5.7 miles), Bromley (5.8 miles) and Merton (6.3 miles) are close by.
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