Choosing a screed for Hailsham homes old and new
Census 2021 counted 22,560 people in the Hailsham built-up area. Since 1945, private developers have built extensively, so most homes date from the post-war and late twentieth century estates or from the last decade.
Those older semis and detached houses are where the bigger floor jobs start. Owners add extensions, knock through to open-plan kitchens and turn conservatories into proper rooms. A large, open floor like that is well suited to pumped liquid screed for Hailsham extensions, and when the new room gets heating in the floor, the underfloor heating screed page explains how deep the cover must be and when the system can be switched on.
Smaller rooms call for a different approach. A converted garage, a shower room or a single room where an old solid floor has failed often suits traditional sand and cement, mixed on site and compacted by hand.
The newest homes are another matter. Floors built since 2015 are usually young enough that nobody needs to replace them. The work there is more often a patch repair, preparing a slab for new flooring, or levelling an uneven floor before LVT or large tiles go down.
On housebuilding sites where the drawings name a calcium sulphate grade, the separate anhydrite flow screed page covers grades, sanding and moisture testing. Old house or new plot, we start with two things: the age of the building and what the floor is made of today.
Homes in Hailsham at a glance
Of the 9,693 households in Hailsham, 36% live in semi-detached houses and 30% in detached houses. The largest group of homes here was built between 1945 and 1972 (31%), and a further 31% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Hailsham | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 30% |
| Semi-detached houses | 36% |
| Terraced houses | 20% |
| Flats | 12% |
| Built before 1919 | 9% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 5% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 31% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 31% |
| Built since 2000 | 23% |
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 Hailsham built-up area (E63006464).
Screeding services in Hailsham
- Liquid ScreedOpen-plan kitchens on Hailsham's post-war estates and new plots near Hellingly suit pumped liquid screed, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedHand-laid sand and cement for Hailsham garage conversions, shower rooms and failed solid floors, 65mm floating or bonded thinner.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedConservatories turned into proper rooms and heated extensions in Hailsham, screeded over underfloor heating with full pipe cover.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedCA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 anhydrite screed for Hailsham housebuilders and self-builds, laitance sanded and moisture tested.
- Floor LevellingLevelling compound for newer Hailsham floors going to LVT and unit refits on Diplocks Way, flat to SR1 under a 2m straightedge.
- Latex ScreedHailsham conservatories turned into rooms and kitchen refits on post-war estates: a thin latex screed over sound tiles or ply.
- Concrete Floor GrindingDiamond grinding for units on Station Road and Diplocks Way and Hailsham extension joins, carried out by our team 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 Hailsham.
Working around Hailsham building sites and industrial estates
Housebuilders on the northern edge of Hailsham need screed laid to programme across whole phases, and that pattern is set to continue under the Hailsham and Hellingly masterplan. On a site, the pour date depends on the trades around it: plots need to be weathertight, plastered and, where fitted, have their heating pipes pressure tested. We agree bay layouts and dates with the site manager so plots are ready in sequence.
For a private house, the same order applies on a smaller scale. Book once the roof and windows are in and the plastering is done, and leave the flooring fitter until the screed has dried.
For a liquid pour, the mixer and pump need a spot near the house. Where a house has a driveway or open frontage the pump can stand there, but tell us about narrow access or shared drives when asking for a price.
Industrial floors are a separate trade. Diplocks Way, 24 hectares between the A22 and South Road, is one of the largest estates in Wealden, and the Station Road Industrial Estate, Hackhurst Lane in Lower Dicker and the units north of Old Swan Lane add more. Worn unit floors there are the work of our commercial screeding service.
Screeding prices for Hailsham 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 Hailsham
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.
Reaching Hailsham
Hailsham is about 60.5 miles south-east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including BN27. The nearest towns to it are Polegate (3 miles), Eastbourne (6.8 miles), Seaford (9.5 miles) and Bexhill-on-Sea (9.5 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Hailsham include Carter's Corner and Upper Horsebridge.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
