Which floor screed suits which Fleet home
Census 2021 put the population of the Fleet built-up area at 37,800. The town grew after the railway opened in 1840, then spread through Ancells Farm, Zebon Copse and Elvetham Heath, and more recently through Crookham Park, Edenbrook and Hartland Village. Each stage leaves floors with different needs.
The typical Fleet project is a large detached house from the 1970s onwards being extended, opened up into one kitchen and living space, or given a whole new ground floor with underfloor heating. A pumped liquid screed over new heating gives a thin, even floor on work like that. How much cover goes over the pipes, and when the heating can go on, is covered on our Fleet underfloor heating screed page.
Older homes near Fleet Pond and in the Blue Triangle, the area that grew when excursions to the pond drew wealthier settlers, can need more preparation before any new floor goes down. If the old floor near the pond has to come up and be rebuilt, or the room is small and awkward, sand and cement laid by hand tends to suit it better.
New build at Hartland Village, Edenbrook and Crookham Park brings apartments and houses where acoustic and heated screeds are commonly part of the specification. Some drawings for Hartland Village, Edenbrook or Crookham Park specify calcium sulphate by grade; what that means for sanding and testing is on the Fleet anhydrite flow screed page.
And where a Fleet floor is solid yet short of the flatness its new finish needs, a coat of levelling compound may be enough.
Homes in Fleet at a glance
Detached houses make up 46% of the 15,511 households in Fleet, followed by semi-detached houses at 23%. By age, 35% of properties date from 1973 and 1999, the biggest single group, with 33% built between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Fleet | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 46% |
| Semi-detached houses | 23% |
| Terraced houses | 13% |
| Flats | 17% |
| Built before 1919 | 5% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 5% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 33% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 35% |
| Built since 2000 | 21% |
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 Fleet built-up area (E63005505).
Screeding services in Fleet
- Liquid ScreedOpen plan kitchens in large Fleet detached houses suit pumped liquid screed: a thin, flat floor laid in a day, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedOld floors being rebuilt in Fleet, wet rooms and garage conversions suit hand-laid sand and cement screed at 65mm.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedWhole ground floor refits with underfloor heating in Fleet's 1970s and later detached houses: right pipe cover, slow first heat-up.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite flow screed for Fleet new builds at Hartland Village and Edenbrook: the right CA grade, laitance sanded, moisture tested.
- Floor LevellingLVT and large tiles in Fleet homes, and office refits on its business parks, need a flat base.
- Latex ScreedEn suites, cloakrooms and kitchens in Fleet homes often sit on ply, old tiles or worn concrete. Latex screed gives vinyl a smooth bed.
- Concrete Floor GrindingGrinding off old glue, paint and high spots on Fleet office and garage floors, with dust extraction, before new flooring.
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 Fleet.
Access, timing and business parks around Fleet
We cover all of Fleet, including Church Crookham and Pondtail. Postcodes here include GU51 and GU52.
Access is usually simpler on a detached plot with a driveway, where the mixer and pump sit close to the house and the hose runs straight in. On a new build site, deliveries run to the site manager's plan, so we agree a slot and a standing area in advance. Near the town centre or on narrower roads, tell us about parking when you ask for a price.
Timing a pour is the other practical question. Before we pour, the house has to be weathertight and the wet plaster finished, and the installer must have pressure tested any heating pipes. After the pour comes drying, and how long that takes rests on how thick the screed is and what it is made of. On a whole ground floor refit, that drying window is often the longest single stage, so fix the pour date before booking the kitchen fitter or tiler.
Fleet also has several business parks, mainly occupied by information technology firms, and its eastern side takes in Hartland Park and part of Cody Technology Park. Office refurbishments on sites like these usually start with floor levelling ahead of new finishes, and some need repair or a new screed when a tenant changes. For that kind of work, see our commercial screeding.
Screeding prices for Fleet 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 Fleet
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 Fleet
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 19.4 miles from Fleet, which lies to the south-south-west. Postcodes here include GU51 and GU52, and Farnborough (3.9 miles), Aldershot (4.1 miles), Yateley (4.3 miles) and Sandhurst (4.9 miles) are close by. Neighbourhoods we cover in Fleet include Church Crookham and Pondtail.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
