Choosing a screed for Farnborough's post-war and newer homes
Census 2021 counted 23,943 households in the Farnborough built-up area, and 38% of the homes were built between 1945 and 1972. Semis and terraces from those decades are the heart of the town, and their floors tend to go one of two ways.
The first is an extension or a full floor replacement. Out comes the old slab, in go insulation and a membrane, and the new screed finishes the floor. In a run of small rooms or a hallway, hand-laid sand and cement screed for Farnborough renovations is a sound choice. In a wide extension, a pumped liquid screed covers the floor in one pour and is flat enough for most finishes with little extra work.
The second is a floor that stays but is not good enough. Homes from the 1970s onwards more often need levelling or repairs to cracked screed before new flooring goes down. The question then is whether the base is sound. If it is, levelling compound over the existing screed is quicker and cheaper than replacing it. If it is breaking up, a screed repair or a new floor is needed.
Newer flats are a third category. The flats planned in the town centre redevelopment will need screeds that meet sound insulation requirements between dwellings, which usually means a floating screed on an acoustic layer. Where heating is included as well, read our page on underfloor heating screed in Farnborough.
Homes in Farnborough at a glance
The most common home in Farnborough is a semi-detached house (33%), ahead of terraced houses at 23%. By age, 38% of properties date from 1945 and 1972, the biggest single group, with 28% built between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Farnborough | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 20% |
| Semi-detached houses | 33% |
| Terraced houses | 23% |
| Flats | 23% |
| Built before 1919 | 9% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 7% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 38% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 28% |
| Built since 2000 | 17% |
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 Farnborough built-up area (E63005482).
Screeding services in Farnborough
- Liquid ScreedFarnborough extensions on post-war semis suit pumped liquid screed: one pour, SR2 flatness, walkable within 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedBreaking out an old slab in a Farnborough terrace? Hand-laid sand and cement screed at 65mm suits small rooms and wet areas.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedHeated extensions and town centre flats in Farnborough need the right pipe cover and a slow first heat-up.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedCA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 anhydrite flow screed for Farnborough flats, offices and new homes, with laitance and moisture advice.
- Floor LevellingCracked 1970s screeds and office floors at Southwood Business Park made flat for LVT and tiles by floor levelling in Farnborough.
- Latex ScreedOverboarded bathrooms and old tiled kitchens in Farnborough's post-war terraces get a thin latex screed before vinyl or LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingLaboratory and office floors at Cody Technology Park and post-war Farnborough garages: diamond 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 Farnborough.
Pumps, parking and pour dates across Farnborough
We cover the whole of Farnborough, including Cove, Farnborough Park, Farnborough Street, Fox Lane, North Camp, Rafborough, South Farnborough, Southwood and West Heath. Postcodes here include GU14 and GU11.
A pumped screed needs the mixer and pump parked near the house and a clear run for the hose to the room. In the terraced roads that usually means the road itself, so mention any permits, restrictions or tight access at the quoting stage. Sand and cement is delivered and mixed on site, which needs a small area for materials.
The second thing to plan is when. We screed after the room is weathertight, the wet plaster has finished and your heating installer has pressure tested any pipes. It then has to dry before flooring, so fix the pour date first and book the fitter after it, allowing proper drying time for the depth and material.
Commercial work sits alongside this. Cody Technology Park, beside Farnborough Airport, holds about 1.3 million sq ft of offices, laboratories and research space, with plans submitted for around 143,000 sq m of new and refurbished space over 10 to 15 years. Southwood Business Park is another of the borough's employment sites. Floors in buildings like these may need a new screed, repair or a flat base for new finishes when space is refurbished or re-let.
Screeding prices for Farnborough 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 Farnborough
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 Farnborough
Farnborough is about 17.4 miles south-south-west of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including GU14 and GU11. The nearest towns to it are Frimley (1.8 miles), Aldershot (2.8 miles), Camberley (3.4 miles) and Fleet (3.9 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Farnborough include Cove, Farnborough Park, Farnborough Street, Fox Lane and North Camp.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
