Where pumped screed makes sense in Herne Bay
With liquid screed, a hose carries the mix from the mixer into the room, where it finds its own level. On a large or open floor that is far quicker than barrowing and hand-compacting a semi-dry mix, and it leaves a dense surface with fewer joints and low shrinkage.
New construction is the obvious fit. The estates at Strode Farm, Greenhill, Hillborough and the old golf course will put heating pipes into plot after plot, and a flowing screed wraps round every pipe without leaving air pockets. Apartment blocks and retirement schemes want the same flat, quick drying base so the fit-out can follow on.
Existing houses suit it too. A rear extension opened into the kitchen, or three small rooms knocked into one, produces a wide floor that the pump covers in a morning. On a domestic floating floor over insulation, depth usually starts from about 35mm, and surface regularity to SR1 or SR2 is readily achievable, which helps if the finish is large-format tile or LVT.
There are calcium sulphate liquid screeds and cement based ones. The calcium sulphate kind has its own sanding and moisture rules, set out on our calcium sulphate screed page for Herne Bay. Where the room is small, broken up by doorways or needs falls to a drain, a traditional sand and cement floor is usually the better tool.
Pump, hose and drying on Herne Bay jobs
Our mixer and pump sit outside the house, and only the hose comes in, by a door or a window. What we need from you is a place to park close to the property and a clear route for the hose, which can run along a hallway or up a stairwell.
Flats take more planning. Herne Bay has both purpose-built blocks and converted houses, and an upper-floor pour means running the hose up the stairs or in through a window. Tell us the floor level, whether there is a communal hallway to protect, and any rules the managing agent sets on working hours. On a new build plot, the site manager normally agrees a standing area for the pump in advance, and on a street of older houses it helps to know about permits or narrow access.
You can normally stand on the new floor a day or two after the pour, 24 to 48 hours being typical. Getting it dry enough for flooring is a longer wait, at about one day for each mm up to 40mm, then a slower rate beyond. Our article on how long screed takes to dry shows how depth, airflow and heating change it. The pump and crew come as part of our price; for comparison, published figures put pump hire alone at £300 to £600 per day.
Liquid Screed prices in Herne Bay
Liquid screed: £24 to £31 per m² supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026), so £960 to £1,240 for 40 m². MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide or screed calculator.
Who lays your liquid screed in Herne Bay
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Liquid Screed from Slough to Herne Bay
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 77.3 miles from Herne Bay, which lies to the east. Postcodes here include CT6, and Whitstable (4.5 miles), Canterbury (6.7 miles), Faversham (10.9 miles) and Sittingbourne (17 miles) are close by.
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