Replacing tired screed in Hatfield's new town terraces
In Hatfield, 43% of homes were built between 1945 and 1972, a span that takes in the 1950s and 1960s new town terraces. After decades of use, the screed in some of those ground floors has cracked, gone hollow or broken up at the surface. New laminate or LVT will not sit well on it, and levelling compound over a failed screed only hides the problem for a while.
Replacing it is a straightforward job. The old screed is broken out, the base checked, and damp protection or insulation added where there is depth for it. Fresh sand and cement goes down next, compacted and finished level. Where it floats on insulation, the depth is 65mm. Bonded to a sound concrete base, 25 to 40mm is enough, which helps when the finished height has to match a hallway or kitchen next door. Our bonded screed service page sets out where that method suits.
Hand-laid screed suits terraced houses. Rooms are modest, doorways narrow, and each room may need a different depth. A mixer and barrow get where a lorry cannot park, and there is no pump to pay for.
Expect a slower dry than with liquid. Each of the first 40 millimetres takes about a day, and the depth below that takes longer still. Fast drying mixes help when a tenant or buyer is waiting on the floor, and published figures put them at £20 to £28 per m²; see our quick drying screed service.
Wet rooms, garages and falls in Hatfield homes
Some floors must be cement based. Level-access showers and wet rooms must slope towards the drain, and the screed beneath has to cope with water. Sand and cement meets both needs. Calcium sulphate does not, so even in a Hatfield flat or house where the rest of the floor is calcium sulphate, the shower area is often hand-laid.
Garage conversions are the other classic job. In most conversions the slab is a step down from the house, so the insulation, membrane and screed together must raise it to match. Our guide to garage floor screed goes through the depths.
On cost, hand-laid screed is often the economical option for a modest room. That shows in the price: sand and cement comes in at £18 to £25 per m² on MyJobQuote's August 2026 figures, where liquid runs £24 to £31.
Sand and cement also takes load earlier in its life and gives a cement substrate for finishes that need one, which is useful in kitchens and hallways that cannot be out of use for long.
Sand and Cement Screed prices in Hatfield
Sand and cement screed: £18 to £25 per m² supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026), so £450 to £630 for 25 m². MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide or screed calculator.
Who lays your sand and cement screed in Hatfield
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Sand and Cement Screed from Slough to Hatfield
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 24.4 miles from Hatfield, which lies to the north-east. Postcodes here include AL10, AL9 and AL4, and Welwyn Garden City (2.7 miles), Potters Bar (5 miles), St Albans (5.2 miles) and Hertford (6.5 miles) are close by.
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