Choosing a screed for a Ferndown house or bungalow
Census 2021 recorded 13,267 people in the Ferndown built-up area. Until 1986 the parish was called Hampreston, and it takes in Stapehill, Trickett's Cross, Ameysford and Longham as well as the centre. In the mid 1950s Ferndown was still described as a village with a gravel road and a scattering of shops, and much of today's town went up over the following 20 to 30 years on former heathland. That history shows in the housing, much of which dates from those post war decades.
For the floors, that gives three common starting points.
An extension or garden room. A new insulated floor with open space is a natural fit for pumped liquid screed, which is flat, dense and walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
A renovation. Replacing a cold, uninsulated floor means digging out, adding insulation and a membrane, and laying a new screed, often with heating pipes built in during the same works. The depths and heat-up are explained on the underfloor heating screed page for Ferndown.
Converting the garage, or a compact room like a wet room. For those, sand and cement placed by hand is the answer, since it can be raised to the height of the house floor or sloped to a drain.
Some solid floors from the post war building boom have cracked or settled. Where one of those is still solid, just bumpy, a levelling compound pour might be all it takes.
Homes in Ferndown at a glance
Ferndown is mostly detached houses (63% of homes), with flats next at 20%. The largest share of its housing, 39%, was built between 1945 and 1972, and 32% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Ferndown | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 63% |
| Semi-detached houses | 9% |
| Terraced houses | 5% |
| Flats | 20% |
| Built before 1919 | 4% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 7% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 39% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 32% |
| Built since 2000 | 18% |
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 Ferndown built-up area (E63006612).
Screeding services in Ferndown
- Liquid ScreedGarden rooms, rear extensions and new build plots in Ferndown poured with self-levelling liquid screed, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedGarage conversions, wet rooms and dug-out post war floors in Ferndown, hand-laid in sand and cement at 65mm or bonded.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedUnderfloor heating screed for Ferndown renovations, where cold 1950s to 1990s floors give way to insulation, pipes and new screed.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedNew build plots, flats and heated extensions in Ferndown poured in CA-grade anhydrite flow screed, laitance sanded and moisture tested.
- Floor LevellingSettled post war floors and Uddens or East Dorset Trade Park unit refits in Ferndown: floor levelling for LVT, vinyl and tiles.
- Latex ScreedBungalow kitchens and bathrooms in Ferndown, refitted over plywood or old tiles, given a thin latex screed so sheet vinyl lies flat.
- Concrete Floor GrindingFactory and trade counter slabs on Ferndown Industrial Estate and East Dorset Trade Park get 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 Ferndown.
Planning a pour in Ferndown, from Ameysford to Longham
On a detached property the pump and mixer can usually stand on the drive or at the kerb, with a short hose run to the room. Tell us if the route passes through a side gate, a conservatory or a finished room, so it can be protected, whether the house is in Ameysford, Longham, Stapehill or the Grange Estate.
When we can pour is decided by how far the builder has got. Windows and doors should be fitted, the roof on and wet plastering finished. If heating pipes are going in, the engineer should have pressure tested them first. After the pour, allow drying time before flooring and book the fitter to follow the screed, not the other way round.
Ferndown also has a large commercial side. The Ferndown Industrial Estate, Uddens Trading Estate and East Dorset Trade Park cover about 150 acres between them, with employers including Farrow & Ball. Factory, trade counter and warehouse floors there often need repairs, grinding or high strength screeds; our commercial screeding service covers that side of the work.
Screeding prices for Ferndown 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 Ferndown
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 Ferndown
Ferndown is about 74 miles south-west of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including BH22, BH21 and BH24. The nearest towns to it are Wimborne Minster (4.3 miles), Ringwood (5.3 miles), Bournemouth (5.6 miles) and Verwood (5.6 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Ferndown include Ameysford, Canford Bottom, Dudsbury, Grange Estate and St Leonard's Farm Park.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.