Levelling floors in Fleet homes before new finishes
Large detached houses are typical here, and 28% of Fleet's homes fall in bands F to H for council tax. Bigger rooms mean longer runs of flooring, and large format tiles and long LVT planks show every dip across that distance. The floor has to be flat, not just level.
In a long Fleet living room, the BS 8204 check is a 2m straightedge laid across the floor. Under it, an SR1 floor shows no gap over 3mm, SR2 none over 5mm and SR3 none over 10mm. SR1 is the class many thin sheet finishes demand, and a floor from the 1970s or 1980s may fall short of it after decades of patches, service trenches and old adhesive.
Self levelling compound closes that gap when the base is sound. The floor is cleaned, old adhesive and weak material removed, primed to suit the base, then the compound is poured and spread so it flows flat. Calcium sulphate screed has to have its laitance sanded off first, and it needs a primer that is compatible with it.
Two kinds of join need attention. Where an extension meets the original house, the two floors rarely sit in the same plane, and a continuous layer across both lets the new floor run through without a lip. Where a new liquid screed has gone in over heating, the surface is usually close to flat already, but a thin skim may still be needed for SR1 finishes.
Where old coatings need taking back to bare screed first, our floor preparation service handles it.
Office refurbishment floors at Hartland Park and Cody Technology Park
Fleet 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. Carpet tiles come up, the adhesive is removed, and the slab or screed underneath is primed and levelled so the new carpet, vinyl or LVT lies flat.
On a fit-out, time matters. Fast drying compounds let the flooring contractor follow on quickly, and we can phase the work floor by floor or zone by zone to fit around the programme.
Levelling compound has a working range. Most compounds work at about 2mm up to around 10mm, and a few go deeper. A floor that is badly out, breaking up or hollow needs more than a skim; deep pours of compound laid to fix a floor that needs a new screed can crack and debond. If that is your floor, we tell you, and price targeted screed repairs or a new screed in place of levelling. For new floors laid from scratch, see sand and cement screed across Fleet.
How we price floor levelling in Fleet
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 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.
Floor Levelling from Slough to 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.
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.