Where liquid screed earns its place in Guildford
Big floors, open floors and floors several storeys up are where liquid screed makes most sense. It arrives mixed, is pumped straight to the room and spreads under its own weight, so a whole ground floor or apartment can be done in one visit. Flats account for 27% of Guildford homes, and apartment floors are a good match for a material that needs no barrowing or hand compaction.
Semi extensions are the other obvious fit. A rear extension that opens into the kitchen gives a wide floor with few walls, and a pumped screed covers it quickly and flat, with no screeder kneeling on insulation for hours.
Flatness is the reason many builders choose it. Ask for SR1 or SR2 and a pumped floor will usually deliver it, so a 2m straightedge laid anywhere on it shows no gap over 3mm or 5mm. Because it barely shrinks, it can be poured with fewer joints than hand-laid screed, and it fills right round any heating pipes so no hollow pockets are left.
As a floating floor in a house, it goes in from about 35mm thick, rising to 40mm in commercial buildings. Put heating pipes underneath and 25mm or more has to cover them, bringing the total to roughly 45 to 50mm. Each millimetre up to 40mm adds about a day of drying, so the thinner section helps the programme and the flooring can follow sooner.
Still deciding between the two main materials? Read how liquid compares with sand and cement.
Pump access on Guildford streets and blocks
Before any liquid screed pour, the question is where the pump will stand. It needs a space close to the building, and the hose has to run from there to the room. A semi with its own driveway makes that easy. In the centre, where the High Street climbs steeply over granite setts, and anywhere parking is controlled, the plan needs more thought.
For flats, the hose can go up a stairwell, along a corridor or in through a window. Tell us the floor, the route and any restrictions from the managing agent when you ask for a price. Some buildings limit working hours or ask for protection on shared stairs and lifts, and knowing that early keeps the pour date secure.
Inside the room, the edge strip must be fitted and the membrane taped so the screed cannot escape underneath. We check both before the hose goes in.
With 18% of Guildford homes built since 2000, newer blocks and plots may have the build-up already designed for a flowing screed. If the drawings name a CA grade, our anhydrite specification page for Guildford covers grades and laitance. For longer runs or bigger pours, our screed pumping service explains the setup.
Liquid Screed prices in Guildford
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 Guildford
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Liquid Screed from Slough to Guildford
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 20.4 miles from Guildford, which lies to the south. Postcodes here include GU1, GU4, GU2 and GU3, and Godalming (4.1 miles), Woking (5.5 miles), Aldershot (8.1 miles) and Farnborough (8.5 miles) are close by.
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