Which screed suits which Farnham home
Farnham's houses span several centuries, and the floor that suits one may be wrong for the next. A screed chosen for a new extension can be the wrong material for a listed front room, and the reverse is just as true. Census 2021 counted 20,499 people in the Farnham built-up area, living in a mix of period, post-war and newer homes.
In the Georgian and Victorian houses, floor work has to respect the building. That usually means careful removal of an old solid floor, a membrane where none exists, and a hand-laid traditional sand and cement screed that can be worked into irregular rooms. Where a room is sound but uneven, smoothing with levelling compound may be all a period finish needs.
Post-war and late 20th century houses suit single storey extensions and underfloor heating retrofits under a new screed. How much screed must sit over the pipes, and how slowly to bring the heat up, is set out under screeding over underfloor heating.
Detached homes make up 37% of Farnham's housing, and they are the usual setting for larger ground floor rebuilds with open plan kitchens. Over a big open floor, a pumped self-levelling liquid screed covers the area in a day with few joints.
On a newer flat or plot, the drawings may already name a calcium sulphate grade; if yours do, read up on anhydrite flow screed to see how that changes the drying, sanding and testing.
Homes in Farnham at a glance
Of the 8,350 households in Farnham, 37% live in detached houses and 25% in semi-detached houses. By age, 24% of properties date from before 1919, the biggest single group, with 24% built between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Farnham | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 37% |
| Semi-detached houses | 25% |
| Terraced houses | 14% |
| Flats | 22% |
| Built before 1919 | 24% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 15% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 24% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 21% |
| Built since 2000 | 16% |
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 Farnham built-up area (E63005680).
Screeding services in Farnham
- Liquid ScreedPumped liquid screed lays a big Farnham ground floor in a single day, flat to SR1 or SR2 and walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedReplacing an old solid floor in a Georgian or Victorian Farnham house? We hand lay sand and cement screed to suit the room.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedRetrofitting underfloor heating into a post-war or 1980s Farnham house? We screed over your pipes with the right cover and heat-up.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedNew build plots and apartment blocks in Farnham usually carry an anhydrite CA grade on the drawings. We pour exactly that, then sand and prime it for fitters.
- Floor LevellingRefitting a shop on Castle Street or East Street? Floor levelling with compound gets uneven old Farnham floors ready for LVT, vinyl or tiles.
- Latex ScreedA West Street restaurant kitchen or a Georgian Farnham house can take vinyl or safety flooring over thin latex on sound tiles or ply.
- Concrete Floor GrindingOld tile glue, paint and ridges taken off Farnham shop and home slabs by concrete floor grinding, dust extracted and ready for compound.
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 Farnham.
Getting materials into Farnham's streets and rooms
Access shapes how a Farnham floor is laid. In the town centre, where Georgian fronts line Castle Street and West Street, a pump or mixer may have to stand on the road, and loading or parking arrangements need sorting before the day. Mention any of that in your first message so we can plan round it.
Out in the residential areas, a drive usually gives room for the mixer, and a hose or barrow route runs to the back of the house. Keep side passages clear and protect the floors inside along the route.
Timing is the other half. We pour after the roof and windows are keeping the rain out, the insulation and membrane are laid, and any heating pipes have passed their pressure test. Plastering first keeps water and debris off the new floor. From then on the wait is about drying, at around one day for each millimetre up to 40mm and longer for anything deeper, with a moisture test before the finish goes down.
Shops and restaurants along Castle Street, West Street and East Street are a different case. Refits in older buildings there usually need levelling or repairs over uneven bases, and the programme has to fit around the business. Postcodes here include GU9 and GU10.
Screeding prices for Farnham 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 Farnham
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Reaching Farnham
On the map, Farnham sits south-south-west of Slough, about 22.9 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including GU9 and GU10), next to Aldershot (2.9 miles), Fleet (4.9 miles), Farnborough (5.6 miles) and Frimley (7.4 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Farnham include Lower Bourne, Middle Bourne and The Bourne.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
