Levelling floors in Greenwich flats and period terraces
Uneven floors cause trouble for every thin finish. LVT and vinyl follow every hollow, rigid tiles crack over high spots, and wood creaks where it spans a dip. BS 8204 sets surface regularity classes under a 2m straightedge: SR1 allows a gap of 3mm, SR2 5mm and SR3 10mm. Many thin sheet finishes demand SR1.
Self levelling compound is how a sound but uneven base reaches that class. It is typically laid from about 2mm up to around 10mm, with some products going deeper, and fast drying versions keep a refit on programme.
Priming is where a lot of levelling goes wrong. Each base needs its own primer: concrete, sand and cement screed, calcium sulphate screed with its laitance sanded off, or old tiles. In a flat, the compound also has to stop cleanly at the edges so it does not bridge any acoustic isolation.
Older houses bring older floors. Where Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Plumstead, Charlton and East Greenwich have been partly rebuilt, the join between an original floor and a newer section, or between the house and an extension, can leave a step. Levelling across both, after priming each, gives the fitter one continuous surface.
Compound has limits. A cracked, sinking or badly out-of-level floor needs more than a thin layer; deep pours laid to fix a floor that really needs a screed can crack and debond. That is a job for screed repairs in Greenwich or a new sand and cement floor.
Commercial refits at Charlton Riverside and Woolwich
Charlton Riverside, between Woolwich and Greenwich Peninsula, is still largely industrial, with protected wharves such as Angerstein and Murphy's Wharf and the Westminster Industrial Estate. Industrial units there, together with the regeneration at Woolwich and the Peninsula, need hard wearing, level floors.
Levelling compound suits fit-outs, where a new finish goes down and the space has to be back in use quickly. The floor is cleaned of old adhesive, primed and poured, and flooring can follow once the compound is ready.
Working warehouse floors are a different matter. A worn slab may first need concrete floor grinding or concrete floor repair, and heavy traffic areas often need a wearing screed rather than a compound. We do not lay resin or polished concrete, and neither is part of a levelling job.
For a quote, send the area, the finish going down, the date the space must reopen and any restrictions on working hours or deliveries. The price covers preparation, primer and compound together, so there are no separate charges to chase later.
How we price floor levelling in Greenwich
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 Greenwich
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Floor Levelling from Slough to Greenwich
Greenwich is about 30.8 miles east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including SE2, SE9, SE3 and DA16. The nearest towns to it are Bexley (3.6 miles), Newham (3.7 miles), Lewisham (4.3 miles) and Tower Hamlets (5.2 miles).
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.
