Latex over timber floors near Eastleigh town centre
Latex screed is a two part compound. A cement based powder is mixed with a latex liquid, which replaces the water a normal compound would use, and the result is a thin, slightly flexible layer that bonds well to difficult bases. It is spread a few millimetres thick and left to settle into a smooth, even skin.
On a suspended timber floor it never goes straight onto the boards. Boards move with the seasons and with every footstep, and a thin compound would split along each joint. So the order is fixed: confirm the joists and boards are sound, screw down anything loose, fix flooring grade plywood over the whole room at close centres, then prime and lay latex over the ply. The plywood spreads the movement, and the latex hides the screw heads and sheet joins.
That route fits a kitchen or bathroom refit in which the existing timber floor is staying, perhaps because the budget does not stretch to a full replacement this time. Once the latex has hardened, sheet vinyl, LVT, lino or safety flooring can be glued straight to it.
If the boards are still springy after screwing, or the joists are decayed, latex is the wrong answer. Then the floor comes out and an insulated screed goes in, as our Eastleigh sand and cement screed service describes.
Old tiles and concrete under Eastleigh kitchen floors
Not every latex job starts with timber. Where a solid floor is covered in quarry or ceramic tiles that are still firmly stuck, latex can go over them once they are cleaned, degreased and primed, which spares the noise and mess of breaking them out. Tiles that rock or ring hollow are lifted first.
Converted flats make up 3% of Eastleigh's homes, and their floors can mix boards, ply, concrete and old coverings left from earlier works. Latex can tie those into one smooth surface, as long as each base is sound and primed with the right product for it.
Damp is the deal breaker. Latex will not stop moisture rising through a concrete floor that has no membrane, and vinyl laid over a damp base lifts and blisters. We test before laying, and high readings mean the damp is tackled first.
Thin, hard adhesive can often stay under the latex. Thick or soft glue, and paint, are ground away beforehand; our concrete floor grinding page for Eastleigh covers that step. For a broad dip or a floor that is out of level, read about levelling floors in Eastleigh instead.
How we price latex screed in Eastleigh
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 Eastleigh
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 Eastleigh
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 49.6 miles from Eastleigh, which lies to the south-west. Postcodes here include SO50 and SO53, and Hedge End (4.4 miles), Southampton (5 miles), Romsey (6.5 miles) and Winchester (6.6 miles) are close by.
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