Latex over tiles and ply in Frimley refits
A kitchen or bathroom refit in a Frimley house usually starts with lifting what is there. Sometimes the old ceramic tiles come up cleanly; sometimes they are stuck so firmly that leaving them is the better choice. Firmly bonded tiles make a good base for latex once they are cleaned, the loose ones replaced with filler and the surface primed for a dense, glazed finish. The compound then covers the grout lines and chipped edges so sheet vinyl or LVT does not show them.
Where tiles do come up, the screed beneath can be cracked or hollow. Any such patch has to be broken out and made good before anything else, because latex cannot bridge it.
Upstairs bathrooms and en suites sit on timber. Latex is never laid straight onto boards, which move and shrink and would crack a thin layer. The boards are screwed down and overboarded with flooring grade plywood, fixed at close centres, and the latex goes over the primed ply.
Semi-detached houses make up 32% of Frimley's homes, and in a semi the same refit often runs from the hall through to the kitchen, crossing more than one base. A latex skim ties them into one smooth surface, provided each is firm.
Sound residues of old adhesive left after carpet or vinyl is pulled up can also take latex, but soft, thick or patchy glue is removed first. Where removal needs a machine, our concrete floor grinding page explains how it is done.
Frimley floors that need more than latex
Latex is a finishing skim, so the floor under it has to be ready.
It must be dry. Latex does not cure damp, and a slab with no working membrane can push moisture up into the compound and the flooring above. A moisture check comes first on any Frimley ground floor.
It must be firm. Bouncing boards need refixing and overboarding, loose tiles need lifting, and hollow screed needs cutting out. Thin compound will crack wherever the base moves.
It must be close to level. Latex is laid a few millimetres thick, so a floor with a large dip or a step at the join with an extension needs building up first. A deeper compound or a new screed does that job; see Frimley floor levelling for how we decide between them.
The primer must suit the base. Plywood, porous concrete, glazed tiles and calcium sulphate screed each need their own product. On a calcium sulphate floor, which newer flats and plots may have, the laitance is sanded off before priming, every time.
Get these right and latex gives a smooth base for vinyl, LVT, lino, rubber, safety flooring or carpet. Homes in Heatherside, Mytchett and Deepcut are checked in exactly this way, and so are floors needing latex screed in Camberley.
How we price latex screed in Frimley
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your latex screed in Frimley
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.
Latex Screed from Slough to Frimley
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 15.6 miles from Frimley, which lies to the south-south-west. Postcodes here include GU16, and Camberley (1.7 miles), Farnborough (1.8 miles), Sandhurst (3.5 miles) and Yateley (3.8 miles) are close by.
More on latex screed, part of our screeding services.
