Flats and extensions in Grays that suit liquid screed
A flat on the second floor of a town centre block is a good example of where liquid screed earns its keep. From the pump on the pavement, the hose climbs the stairwell into the flat, the screed comes out ready to spread, and one visit can do the whole apartment. Residential fit-outs in these blocks often need acoustic layers under the screed too, so we check the build-up before we price. New blocks from the Grays South scheme will raise the same questions.
Houses are the other half. Extension floors on the inter-war semis around Little Thurrock and Stifford Clays are the other use, and where the new room opens into the old kitchen, a pumped screed covers the whole area in one go. SR1 or SR2 regularity comes easily, it wraps round heating pipes leaving no voids, and because shrinkage is so low it needs far fewer joints than a hand-laid floor.
Depth is a practical advantage. Laid floating in a Grays semi, liquid can be as thin as about 35mm (around 40mm in commercial premises), against 65mm for a hand-laid sand and cement floor. That helps an extension meet the existing floor level.
There are calcium sulphate versions and cement based ones. If the drawings for a Grays block name a calcium sulphate grade, our anhydrite screed specification page decodes it. If the new room is heated, read liquid screed over underfloor heating for depth and heat-up.
Pump access on Grays streets and stairwells
The truck and pump stay outside, so where they can park is the first thing we ask about. Off-road parking on a Stifford Clays semi makes that easy. A block near the High Street or a terrace with on-street parking needs more planning: loading restrictions, how far the hose must run, and whether it crosses communal hallways that need protecting. Tell us those details when you ask for a price.
Before the pump turns up, the room needs some work. Every wall gets edge strip, the insulation is covered by a membrane taped at the joints, and each doorway is dammed off. We check each of these on the day, before the pump is started.
On cost, the 2026 published range for a pumped floor is between £24 and £31 per m², with hand-laid sand and cement between £18 and £25. The gap narrows on large floors, because liquid goes down quickly and is thinner. The rest of what moves the bill is in our guide to screed floor costs.
For the same service in neighbouring Tilbury, see liquid screed in Tilbury.
Liquid Screed prices in Grays
Liquid screed: £24 to £31 per m² supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026), so £960 to £1,240 for 40 m². MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide or screed calculator.
Who lays your liquid screed in Grays
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Liquid Screed from Slough to Grays
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 42 miles from Grays, which lies to the east. Postcodes here include RM17 and RM18, and Tilbury (2 miles), Swanscombe (2.6 miles), Northfleet (2.9 miles) and Gravesend (3.2 miles) are close by.
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