Overboarded timber floors in Haslemere and Shottermill
A suspended timber floor is a lively base. Each board shrinks and swells with the seasons and flexes slightly underfoot, and a thin, rigid finish laid straight onto it will crack along the joints. That is why latex never goes directly on bare boards.
The fix is a stable layer in between. Once loose boards are screwed down and any soft ones replaced, flooring grade plywood is fixed over the top at close centres, with staggered joints. The ply is primed and the latex laid over it, filling the screw heads and sheet joints and leaving a smooth face for sheet vinyl, LVT, lino or rubber.
Latex suits this better than an ordinary levelling compound because the latex liquid helps it bond to the primed ply. It is not a cure for a weak floor, though. If joists have sagged or the void below is damp, the floor needs repair first, and in plenty of Haslemere and Shottermill renovations the timber floor comes out altogether in favour of a membrane, insulation and a new screed laid by hand.
About 35% of Haslemere homes fall in council tax bands F to H. Larger homes tend to have more rooms with hard floors, such as kitchens, utility rooms, boot rooms and cloakrooms, and those are the spaces where latex under a resilient finish earns its keep.
Old tiles, adhesive and concrete in Haslemere homes
Not every latex job starts with timber. Older kitchens can hide quarry or ceramic tiles under later vinyl. If every tile is firmly bonded, there is no need to break them out. We sound the floor for hollow tiles, deal with any that are loose, degrease the surface and use a primer meant for dense, glazed bases. A few millimetres of latex then buries the grout lines.
Old adhesive is the same question in another form. Thin, hard, well stuck residue can often stay under a suitable primer. Thick, soft or patchy glue has to come off, and our concrete floor grinding page explains how.
Uneven concrete is the third base. A latex coat smooths rough patches and shallow dips, but a floor that falls away across the room needs more depth than latex gives, and the levelling compound page for Haslemere sets out when a deeper product or new screed fits better.
Damp has to be ruled out on every base. A solid floor laid straight on the ground without a membrane, as in many of the older houses here, can push moisture through and lift the latex. Calcium sulphate screeds in newer flats have their own rule: the laitance is sanded off and the surface primed before latex. We cover the whole town, Camelsdale included.
How we price latex screed in Haslemere
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your latex screed in Haslemere
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Latex Screed from Slough to Haslemere
Haslemere is about 30.8 miles south of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including GU27. The nearest towns to it are Godalming (7.9 miles), Farnham (9.6 miles), Aldershot (11.4 miles) and Petersfield (11.5 miles).
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