Which screed fits which part of Gillingham
Census 2021 counted 11,009 people in the Gillingham built-up area. Their houses sort into three rough groups, and each one asks something different of the floor.
Start in the historic centre. Coursed rubble buildings from the 17th century stand next to Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Gillingham brick, and floors there are often solid with no insulation under them. Once one gives up, we break it out, put down insulation and a membrane, and lay a new floor on top. A hand-compacted sand and cement floor for Gillingham's older houses is the natural fit, because it is mixed in small batches and gets into narrow rooms easily.
Out in Ham, Peacemarsh and Wyke, old roadside cottages sit alongside modern estates built around cul-de-sacs. Behind those houses, people add rooms at the back or knock the kitchen through, so the fresh floor has to meet the old one with no step. Pumped liquid screed in Gillingham fills a big extension floor in a day, and if a small lip remains at the join, levelling compound for Gillingham floors can smooth it out later.
South of Ham, the Southern Extension is set to take most of the town's new housing. Houses like these tend to have underfloor heating run through a liquid screed, so the depth over the pipes and a gentle first warm-up count for more than the brand on the bag. Our heated floor screed notes cover pipe depth and warm-up in Gillingham homes. If the builder has specified a calcium sulphate grade instead, the job also takes in sanding, priming and moisture checks.
Homes in Gillingham at a glance
The most common home in Gillingham is a detached house (35%), ahead of semi-detached houses at 32%. The largest share of its housing, 44%, was built between 1973 and 1999, and 21% between 2000 and 2014.
| Homes in Gillingham | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 35% |
| Semi-detached houses | 32% |
| Terraced houses | 21% |
| Flats | 11% |
| Built before 1919 | 12% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 3% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 13% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 44% |
| Built since 2000 | 27% |
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 Gillingham (Dorset) built-up area (E63006117).
Screeding services in Gillingham
- Liquid ScreedKitchen knock-throughs on Ham and Wyke estates suit pumped liquid screed in Gillingham: flat and walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedGillingham's Victorian and Edwardian brick terraces often need solid floors dug out and relaid in sand and cement.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedNew Southern Extension homes in Gillingham often pair underfloor heating with liquid screed. We lay the right pipe cover.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedFor Gillingham plots and flats we pump anhydrite flow screed in CA-C20-F4, CA-C25-F5 or CA-C30-F6, then sand off the laitance.
- Floor LevellingOld floors and extension joins in Gillingham, plus unit refits at Brickfields and Kingsmead, made flat by floor levelling for LVT and tiles.
- Latex ScreedFirm old quarry tiles and plywood overboarding in Gillingham kitchens and bathrooms, smoothed with latex screed for vinyl or LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingUnit slabs at Brickfields and Kingsmead in Gillingham get concrete floor grinding back to a sound surface, 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 Gillingham.
Pump access and pour timing on Gillingham builds
Screed is a mid-build trade, so its date depends on whoever works before and after it. We want rain kept out, plastering finished and the installer's pressure test on the heating pipes signed off before we arrive. Afterwards, tiles, LVT or timber must wait for the floor to dry. Allow about a day for each millimetre up to 40mm, then longer for anything deeper, and only book your flooring fitter once our date is in the diary.
For a pumped pour, the mixer has to sit within a hose length of the door. On a Gillingham cul-de-sac with its own drive, that is rarely a problem. The terraced streets near the centre can be tighter, so tell us about parking rules, a shared passage or a long carry to the back of the house when you ask for a price.
Shops, workshops and warehouses sit apart from all that. Units at Brickfields Business Park, Brickfields Industrial Estate, Kingsmead Business Park and The Old Market Centre on Lower Station Road, plus the warehouses off Station Road, change tenants from time to time. An incoming business might need the slab prepared or repaired, or a harder wearing screed over it, which is the work of our commercial floor screeding team.
Screeding prices for Gillingham 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 Gillingham
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Reaching Gillingham
Gillingham is about 78.5 miles west-south-west of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including SP8. The nearest towns to it are Warminster (12.3 miles), Frome (13.5 miles), Westbury (15.9 miles) and Trowbridge (19.7 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Gillingham include Cold Harbour, Ham, Lodbourne, Peacemarsh and Wyke.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
