Replacing original floors in Havant's post-war semis
Semis make up 30% of Havant's homes, and together with terraces they account for much of the post-war building that defines the town. Owners replace the original concrete ground floors in these houses to add insulation, and they want a warmer room without raising the floor level. So the old slab is broken up and removed, the ground is dug lower, and a membrane, insulation and fresh screed go back in that order.
For a relay like this, hand-laid screed makes sense. It is mixed on site to suit each room, so a narrow hall, a kitchen and a downstairs toilet can each get the right depth. Over insulation in a house, the screed goes down 65mm thick. It can also be bonded directly to a sound slab at 25 to 40mm, where the existing concrete is good and only the top needs renewing.
Because early post-war homes vary in construction, the slab is checked first. Some can be kept and overlaid; others need to come out. Where the base needs work before screeding, our floor preparation service covers breaking out, shot blasting and cleaning, and insulation and membranes covers the layers underneath.
Only 5% of homes in Havant were built before 1919, so a period renovation is less likely here than a post-war refit. The same hand-laid method applies to both. Published 2026 prices put this hand-laid work between £18 and £25 per m².
Kitchen and bathroom refits across Havant homes
The other common reason for a new screed in Havant is a refit. When a kitchen or bathroom is stripped out, the floor beneath can turn out to be uneven, cracked or at the wrong height for the new finish. Laying fresh sand and cement gives the fitter a true floor again.
Bathrooms and wet rooms are where sand and cement does something calcium sulphate cannot. We can shape it so water runs to the drain, and once cured it does not mind getting wet. A walk-in shower floor, a ground floor wet room or a utility room at risk of leaks all need a cement screed. Where a thinner topping fixed to a sound slab is enough, see bonded screed.
The trade-off is drying. At roughly 1 day per mm for the first 40mm, then slower, a 65mm floor takes weeks before tiles or timber can go on, so the kitchen fitter's date should follow a moisture check. Rapid drying additives or a quick drying screed can shorten that wait. If the floor is sound and only uneven, levelling a Havant floor may be the faster route.
Sand and Cement Screed prices in Havant
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 Havant
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 Havant
On the map, Havant sits south-south-west of Slough, about 49 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including PO9 and PO7), next to Emsworth (2.2 miles), Horndean (3.7 miles), Portsmouth (6.2 miles) and Gosport (7.4 miles).
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