Levelling settled and patched floors in Haverhill homes
Haverhill grew mostly after the war. Homes from 1945 to 1972 make up 30% of the stock, and estates from the 1950s onwards surround the centre. Floors of that age have often settled slightly, been cut for pipes or cables, or been patched after an old kitchen came out. The result is a surface that looks fine under carpet but shows every hollow under LVT or large tiles.
Preparation comes first. Loose material, old adhesive and weak patches are removed, and cracks and holes are filled. The right primer then goes on for what the floor is made of: cement screed, calcium sulphate, concrete or an existing sound floor. After that, compound is poured and worked out to the depth each part of the floor needs.
We work to a BS 8204 flatness class. Lay a 2m straightedge on the floor and SR1 allows a 3mm gap beneath it, SR2 5mm and SR3 10mm. Thin sheet flooring often insists on SR1.
The join between a house and its new kitchen extension is another common place for compound. The new screed and the old floor may differ by a few millimetres at the doorway, and a skim across both gives one continuous level.
If most of a floor would need over about 10mm, we would not pour compound, because thick layers tend to crack and lose their bond; a new hand-laid screed is what lasts in that case.
Refit floors in Haverhill's industrial area and research park
Industry dominates Haverhill's economy, and the town has a large industrial area on the south side. Offices, stores and welfare areas in those buildings get refitted when tenants change, and the floor usually needs attention before new vinyl or carpet tiles go down. The research park, where The EpiCentre stands beside the bypass, adds office and conference space of the same kind.
Levelling here is about a predictable result on a tight programme. Fast drying compounds keep the refit moving, and the product sheet sets when the new finish can go down.
Process and laboratory floors are a different matter. They need flatness, strength and chemical resistance planned in from the start, and the chemical resistant finish itself is specialist work that sits on top. We do not lay resin, but we can provide a sound, flat screed or levelled base for it. For removing old coatings first, see concrete floor grinding.
If you are working across the area, the same service is covered for floor levelling in Saffron Walden.
How we price floor levelling in Haverhill
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 Haverhill
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Floor Levelling from Slough to Haverhill
On the map, Haverhill sits north-east of Slough, about 60 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including CB9), next to Saffron Walden (9.3 miles), Newmarket (11.2 miles), Halstead (12.7 miles) and Sudbury (12.9 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.
