Getting Fareham floors flat enough for LVT and tiles
Thin, rigid floor coverings give away every hollow beneath them. LVT and sheet vinyl telegraph small hollows, and large format tiles rock or crack where the base is out. BS 8204 sets the classes with a 2m straightedge: 3mm of deviation for SR1, 5mm for SR2, 10mm for SR3. Many thin sheet finishes are only happy on SR1.
Houses from Fareham's 1950s to 1970s growth often have floors that fall short of that. And 24% of the town's homes were built between 1973 and 1999; floors of that age can have humps, curled edges or patched sections where services were run through later. Levelling compound deals with this well when the base itself is sound.
The join between old and new is the other common problem. An extension in Portchester or Catisfield may have a new screed that sits a few millimetres off the original floor, with a slightly different surface. Running one continuous coat of compound over both floors brings them level, so the flooring carries straight through with no lip.
The primer is as important as the compound itself. Each base, whether calcium sulphate, concrete, old adhesive residue or sand and cement, needs its own primer, and choosing wrongly is a frequent reason compound comes away. Where the base is calcium sulphate, its laitance must be sanded away before that primer goes on. For heavier preparation, such as taking off old coatings, see our concrete floor grinding service.
Shop and office refits at Daedalus and Whiteley
Commercial refits bring the same question at a larger scale. When a unit changes hands at Faraday or Swordfish business parks on the Daedalus site, at Solent Business Park in Whiteley, or in Fareham Shopping Centre, the new tenant usually wants a fresh finish, and the floor under the old carpet tiles is often not flat enough for it. Levelling compound laid over a primed, cleaned slab gives the flooring contractor a surface they can work with, and fast drying products keep the fit-out on programme.
There are limits, and it is better to know them before the fitting date is set. Compound is a thin layer. Built up thick to hide a floor that needs rescreeding, it tends to crack and come unstuck. If a floor is breaking up, hollow or several centimetres out, a new screed is the honest answer, laid in sand and cement across Fareham or as a pumped liquid floor.
Where the screed is cracked in places but sound elsewhere, localised screed repairs before levelling may be enough. We survey the floor, check it with a straightedge, and tell you which of these three routes it needs before any price is agreed.
How we price floor levelling in Fareham
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 Fareham
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 Fareham
On the map, Fareham sits south-south-west of Slough, about 52.3 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including PO16, PO15 and PO14), next to Gosport (4.6 miles), Portsmouth (5.3 miles), Hedge End (7 miles) and Horndean (8.3 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.
