Why 2000s Devizes houses need levelling before new floors
Houses built between 2000 and 2014 make up 23% of Devizes. Where their screeds are sound, a floor that was fine under the original finish may still not be flat enough for what goes down next. Large format tiles, LVT and thin sheet vinyl all show dips and ridges in the base.
The BS 8204 test is simple: rest a 2m straightedge on the floor and measure what gap opens up beneath it. Vinyl sheet and similar thin finishes generally call for SR1, which caps that gap at 3mm, while SR2 permits 5mm and SR3 10mm. We check the floor against the class the flooring maker asks for before pricing, using the straightedge in several directions across the room.
The work itself follows a set order. We start by scraping off old adhesive and anything loose. The base is then primed with a product matched to it, because a primer that suits sand and cement may not suit calcium sulphate or an existing tiled floor. The compound is mixed and poured or pumped, spread to depth and left to find its level. A fast drying product lets the new flooring follow within a short time.
If old adhesive or a contaminated surface needs more than scraping, our floor preparation service covers shot blasting. For very thin sections, see latex screed, where compounds are typically a few mm deep.
Old floors, extensions and listed buildings in Devizes
Older homes bring other levelling jobs. Put an extension on a post-war house in the suburbs and the new floor seldom lands at precisely the height of the old one. A thin coat of compound across both, with each primed for its own base, ties them into one flat surface before a continuous floor finish.
In the listed centre, Georgian and Victorian houses may have solid floors with no membrane. Laying compound over a damp floor without addressing the cause is not a fix, and in a listed building any change should be agreed first.
Compound also has firm limits. It is made for thin layers, typically 2mm to 10mm, though some products go deeper. Compound cannot rescue a hollow, cracked or crumbling floor, or one far out of level; poured thick over a weak base it tends to crack and part company with it, so that floor needs fresh screed. When that is the case we will say so and price the right job, whether that is repairs to a damaged screed or a new sand and cement screed in Devizes.
This service levels solid bases with compound. Sanding timber boards is outside what we do.
How we price floor levelling in Devizes
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 Devizes
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 Devizes
Devizes is about 59.6 miles west-south-west of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including SN10. The nearest towns to it are Calne (6 miles), Melksham (6.3 miles), Chippenham (9 miles) and Trowbridge (9.5 miles).
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.