Choosing a screed for Emsworth bungalows and older houses
Emsworth is a small town. Census 2021 counted 11,512 people in its built-up area, and detached houses are the largest single type, at 37% of homes. Post-war bungalows and detached houses make up a large part of the town, and the typical project on one of them is a rear extension, a knock-through or a full ground floor replacement to add insulation and underfloor heating.
A whole bungalow floor, or a wide open-plan extension, is a large single area. That suits a pumped liquid screed in Emsworth, which flows level, covers the area in one visit and is walkable within 24 to 48 hours. If that bungalow floor is also getting underfloor heating, pipe depth and the first warm-up have to be planned, and our Emsworth underfloor heating screed advice goes through both.
The old town is different. It sits on a blunt peninsula between two creeks that were adapted as mill ponds, and its medieval pattern of streets and alleyways is protected by the Emsworth Conservation Area. Older houses there, and on Victorian streets such as Queen Street and Victoria Road, often have worn floors in buildings put up without a damp proof membrane. Lifting those floors and rebuilding them properly is careful work, usually done in hand-laid sand and cement screed for older floors.
Where a floor is sound and only needs to be flat for new tiles or LVT, floor levelling before new finishes may be all that is needed.
Homes in Emsworth at a glance
Detached houses make up 37% of the 5,365 households in Emsworth, followed by semi-detached houses at 27%. The largest share of its housing, 38%, was built between 1945 and 1972, and 23% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Emsworth | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 37% |
| Semi-detached houses | 27% |
| Terraced houses | 22% |
| Flats | 12% |
| Built before 1919 | 16% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 7% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 38% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 23% |
| Built since 2000 | 15% |
House types from Census 2021 (table TS044); building age from the Valuation Office Agency council tax stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (table CTSOP 4.1). Figures cover the Emsworth built-up area (E63006516).
Screeding services in Emsworth
- Liquid ScreedReplacing a bungalow floor or adding a wide extension in Emsworth? Pumped liquid screed lays it in one pour, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedOlder houses in the Emsworth Conservation Area and on Queen Street or Victoria Road often need worn floors relaid in sand and cement.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedEmsworth bungalows often get a new ground floor with insulation and underfloor heating. We screed over the pipes to the right cover.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite flow screed for Emsworth extensions, bungalow floors and flats, poured to CA-C20-F4, CA-C25-F5 or CA-C30-F6.
- Floor LevellingKnock-throughs and extensions in Emsworth often leave a step or dip where floors meet. Floor levelling to SR1 or SR2 for LVT and tiles.
- Latex ScreedEmsworth bungalow kitchens and older houses with tiled floors may suit a thin latex screed under vinyl or LVT, once damp is ruled out.
- Concrete Floor GrindingWhere an Emsworth extension slab meets the old floor, or glue sits under carpet, concrete floor grinding takes it clean, dust extracted.
We also offer fibre reinforced screed, quick drying screed, high strength screed, bonded screed, floor preparation, screed repairs, concrete floor repair, screed pumping, insulation & membranes, commercial screeding and residential screeding in Emsworth.
Access, timing and planning in Emsworth
Access is the first practical question. The mixer and pump for a liquid pour need to park close enough for the hose to reach the room, and the narrow streets and alleyways of the old town can make that harder. Sand and cement is mixed on site and barrowed in, which can be simpler where the hose route would be long. We agree the approach, and where vehicles can stand, before the day.
Timing comes next. For an extension off a bungalow, we pour once the shell is weathertight and the insulation, membrane and any heating pipes are down. After the pour, drying time sets when flooring can follow, so it needs to be in the programme from the start.
In the conservation area, planning controls apply to external changes, such as a new extension or altered windows. Relaying a floor inside a house is internal work, but if the job is part of a wider project, check with the Borough of Havant which consents the whole scheme needs before booking trades. 16% of Emsworth homes are in council tax bands F to H, and larger houses often combine a new floor with an extension.
We cover the whole of Emsworth, including New Brighton. Postcodes here include PO10. For work on the older part of a floor, such as cracks and patches rather than a whole new screed, see screed repairs.
Screeding prices for Emsworth floors
Sand and cement £18 to £25 per m², liquid £24 to £31 per m², supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026). MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your floor screed in Emsworth
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.
Reaching Emsworth
Emsworth is about 48.9 miles south-south-west of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including PO10. The nearest towns to it are Havant (2.2 miles), Horndean (5.2 miles), Chichester (7 miles) and Portsmouth (7.6 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Emsworth include Lumley and New Brighton.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.