Which screed fits which part of Havering
Census 2021 counted 262,052 people in the London Borough of Havering, and 41% of its homes are semi-detached. That tells you a lot about the floors. A semi from the inter-war or early post-war years usually has a solid concrete ground floor with little or no insulation, and the typical project is a rear extension or a whole ground floor upgrade.
In Hornchurch and Elm Park, where semis of that kind are common, an open-plan extension suits pumped liquid screed for Havering extensions, which flows level across a wide room. If pipes are going in at the same time, the depth over them and the heat-up schedule are covered on our page about screed over underfloor heating.
Harold Hill is different again. The London County Council built it between 1948 and 1958, 7,631 homes in all, mostly brick terraces. When one of those terraces has its tired ground floor broken out and rebuilt a room at a time, screed mixed on site and laid by hand usually suits the work better than a pumped pour.
Early garden suburbs came with the railways at Gidea Park, Emerson Park and Upminster. Gidea Park began as an exhibition of 159 houses by more than 100 architects, so floors there vary from one house to the next and need a closer look before anyone names a product.
In the south, Rainham and Beam Park sit in the Thames Gateway, where a joint venture with Notting Hill Genesis is building over 1,000 homes and the Beam Park scheme uses modern liquid screeds. A floor that is solid but dips under a straightedge may need nothing more than a skim of levelling compound before the new covering goes down.
Homes in Havering at a glance
The most common home in Havering is a semi-detached house (41%), ahead of terraced houses at 24%. The largest group of homes here was built between the wars (36%), and a further 35% between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Havering | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 11% |
| Semi-detached houses | 41% |
| Terraced houses | 24% |
| Flats | 22% |
| Built before 1919 | 5% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 36% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 35% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 11% |
| Built since 2000 | 14% |
House types from Census 2021 (table TS044); building age from the Valuation Office Agency council tax stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (table CTSOP 4.1). Figures cover the London Borough of Havering (E09000016).
Screeding services in Havering
- Liquid ScreedHavering's council estate renewal with Wates uses modern liquid screed. We pump it into extensions and flats, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedGidea Park's individually designed houses vary floor to floor, and a hand-laid mix adapts. Sand and cement screed in Havering.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedHornchurch and Elm Park semis often get a new insulated floor with underfloor heating. We screed over the pipes across Havering.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedOver 1,000 new homes at Rainham and Beam Park sit on modern flowing screeds. We pour CA-graded anhydrite in Havering.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling for uneven concrete in post-war Havering homes and refits at SEGRO Park Rainham, giving a flat base for LVT and tiles.
- Latex ScreedLift old vinyl in a Havering kitchen and you may find quarry tiles, ply and patched concrete. Latex screed skims them smooth.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding takes high spots and old glue off new units at SEGRO Park Rainham and lipped extension slabs in Havering homes.
We also offer fibre reinforced screed, quick drying screed, high strength screed, bonded screed, floor preparation, screed repairs, concrete floor repair, screed pumping, insulation & membranes, commercial screeding and residential screeding in Havering.
Timing the pour on a Romford or Upminster build
On a Romford or Upminster extension, the floor lands partway through the programme. Before we pour, the glazing and outside doors need to be in, and the plasterer should have finished the wet work so nothing drops onto the new surface. Underfloor heating pipes, where there are any, go down and pass their pressure test first. Then the floor has to dry, so set the flooring fitter's date around that drying time rather than ahead of it.
Access is the second thing to sort out. For a pumped pour, the mixer and pump need a parking spot within reach of the room by hose. Off-street parking makes that quick. If your Harold Hill terrace has permit bays out front or only a shared rear alley, it takes more working out, so mention any parking limits when you send the details.
Industrial and business units are priced on their own terms. SEGRO Park Rainham is the first phase of the East Plus scheme, and there is older industrial land near the A12 at Harold Hill. When a unit there changes hands, its floor may want patching, grinding back or a fresh wearing layer, all handled through our screeding for business premises. Postcodes here include RM1, RM3, RM11, RM12, RM13 and RM14, and we quote across all of them in writing.
Screeding prices for Havering floors
Sand and cement £18 to £25 per m², liquid £24 to £31 per m², supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026). MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your floor screed in Havering
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
See what customers say in our Google reviews and on our testimonials page.
Reaching Havering
Havering is about 37.1 miles east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including RM11, RM1, RM13 and RM5. The nearest towns to it are Barking and Dagenham (4.2 miles), Brentwood (5.4 miles), Redbridge (6.4 miles) and Chigwell (6.9 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Havering include Ardleigh Green, Chase Cross, Coldharbour, Collier Row and Corbets Tey.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
