Matching the screed to Ewell's homes and extensions
Ewell grew quickly in the 1930s, and that still shows in its floors. Semi-detached houses make up 34% of the town's homes, and in neighbouring Stoneleigh nearly every house is a semi finished by 1939. A typical project in a house like this is a rear extension or a new kitchen, where an old solid floor meets new construction.
For an older room where a failed floor is dug out, or for a wet room, utility or garage, a hand-laid sand and cement screed is usually the answer. It copes with small, awkward spaces and gives a cement base that tolerates water.
Where the new kitchen is large and open plan, a pumped liquid screed for bigger floors goes down in a day and can be walked on within 24 to 48 hours. Underfloor heating in the new kitchen space is a frequent addition in Ewell, and the screed over those pipes needs the right cover and a gentle heat-up, which our underfloor heating screed page sets out.
Larger detached houses such as those on Ewell Downs allow bigger ground floor rebuilds, and a rebuild on that scale may come with a specification that names a calcium sulphate grade. That material, and the testing it needs before flooring, is covered on the anhydrite flow screed page.
Not every floor needs replacing: if the screed is sound but merely uneven, a thin compound may be enough.
Homes in Ewell at a glance
The most common home in Ewell is a semi-detached house (34%), ahead of detached houses at 32%. The largest group of homes here was built between the wars (46%), and a further 27% between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Ewell | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 32% |
| Semi-detached houses | 34% |
| Terraced houses | 14% |
| Flats | 19% |
| Built before 1919 | 5% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 46% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 27% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 8% |
| Built since 2000 | 14% |
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 Ewell built-up area (E63005285).
Screeding services in Ewell
- Liquid ScreedOpen-plan kitchens behind Ewell's 1930s semis suit pumped liquid screed: level in one pour, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedDug-out solid floors, wet rooms and garages in Ewell's older houses suit hand-laid sand and cement screed at about 65mm.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedUnderfloor heating in a new Ewell kitchen needs the right screed cover over the pipes and a slow heat-up. We screed over your pipes.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite screed specified for an Ewell project? We pour CA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 grades, remove the laitance and test moisture.
- Floor LevellingWhere an Ewell extension meets an interwar floor, a thin self levelling compound gives a flat base for LVT or large tiles.
- Latex ScreedOverboarded timber and old quarry tiles in Ewell's interwar kitchens can take a thin latex screed before vinyl or LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingOld carpet glue, garage paint or a lip where an Ewell extension meets the house, removed by concrete floor grinding with dust extraction.
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 Ewell.
Access, parking and timing a pour in Ewell
Most screeding in Ewell happens in the middle of a build, so timing matters more than the pour itself. The screed goes in once the walls and roof keep the weather out, the insulation and membrane are down and, if you have underfloor heating, the pipes are fixed and pressure tested. Plasterers usually finish before we arrive so their water and debris stay off the new floor.
Access is the next question. On a semi with a side path, a sand and cement mix is barrowed through to the back; a liquid screed pump sits on the road or drive and runs its hose to the room. Tell us about parking restrictions, a narrow drive or a shared access when you ask for a price, because it decides where the mixer can stand.
After the pour, plan the flooring around drying. A screed dries at roughly a day per millimetre for its first 40mm and more slowly after that, so have it tested before any timber or LVT goes down.
Where the finished screed and the old floor beside it end up slightly out of line, a thin compound can bring the two together; our floor levelling service explains when that works and when it does not.
Screeding prices for Ewell 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 Ewell
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 Ewell
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 21.2 miles from Ewell, which lies to the south-east. Postcodes here include KT17 and KT19, and Epsom (1.4 miles), Kingston upon Thames (3.2 miles), Sutton (3.6 miles) and Merton (4.5 miles) are close by. Neighbourhoods we cover in Ewell include East Ewell and West Ewell.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
