Office and shop refits around Hammersmith and White City
A commercial refit usually starts with a slab that has been under carpet tiles or old vinyl for years. Once that is stripped, the floor usually shows its full history: adhesive residue, patches, cable chases and dips. New sheet vinyl, LVT or a thin carpet tile will show every one of them, so the slab is prepared and levelled first. Loose patches are cut out and repaired, and cracks are assessed before any compound is mixed.
A 2m straightedge is the measuring tool. Under BS 8204 the biggest gap allowed beneath it is 10mm for SR3, 5mm for SR2 and just 3mm for SR1. SR1 is the class many thin sheet finishes demand, which is why office and retail floors are often levelled to it.
On an office slab the compound usually goes on at between about 2mm and around 10mm, and certain products can be laid deeper. First the base is cleaned, then primed with whatever suits it, whether that is concrete, screed or the existing tiles. Choosing fast drying products stops the floor holding up the rest of a refit.
Beyond Hammersmith's offices, the borough's main commercial schemes are at White City, around Westfield London and Imperial College's research buildings, and on the Earls Court redevelopment, where new office and retail floors will need the same preparation before fit-out. Larger works at that scale fall under our commercial screeding service, and where the slab needs grinding first, see concrete floor grinding.
Levelling converted flats and extensions in Fulham
Flats make up 74% of homes in the borough, and 26% of homes are flats in converted buildings. Floors in conversions tend to be a patchwork. One room may be an original solid floor, the next a newer screed, and the bathroom something else again. Levelling brings them to one plane so a single finish can run through.
Fulham's rear extensions create a common problem: the join between the old house and the new floor. Even when the heights match, the surfaces rarely do. A thin compound across the join gives a smooth transition for LVT or tiles.
Floors over old timber joists are a different case. Compound needs a firm, suitable base, so boards may need fixing down or overlaying first, and we check that before quoting.
Compound can only do so much. Laid thick over a badly out of level floor, it can crack and debond. If the floor is more than about 10mm out, a new sand and cement screed for the room is usually the honest answer. Where a sound floor only needs a thin smoothing coat, latex smoothing screed also works.
How we price floor levelling in Hammersmith and Fulham
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 Hammersmith and Fulham
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Floor Levelling from Slough to Hammersmith and Fulham
On the map, Hammersmith and Fulham sits east of Slough, about 18.6 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including W6, NW10, W3 and SW6), next to Kensington and Chelsea (1.2 miles), Westminster (2.8 miles), Wandsworth (3.7 miles) and Brent (4.3 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.
