Awkward bases in older Hinckley kitchens and bathrooms
The name confuses people, so start with the product. A latex screed is a cement based powder that arrives with a separate bottle of latex liquid, and the two are mixed together on site in place of water. The result spreads thinly and grips bases that a plain screed would not suit, which is why it is the usual answer when a small room has a mixed or tired surface underneath.
Timber is the first case. Terraced houses make up 17% of Hinckley's homes, and in any older house, terraced or not, a kitchen or bathroom can still sit on suspended boards. Latex never goes straight onto bare boards, because they move and the joints open. The boards are screwed down tight, then covered with flooring grade plywood fixed at close centres, and the latex is spread over the ply.
Old tiles are the second. Quarry or ceramic tiles that are still firmly stuck can stay where they are. We tap them over to find any hollow ones, take out the loose ones and fill the gaps, clean off grease and polish, then prime before the latex goes on.
The third is concrete that has worn uneven, or that still carries a thin layer of adhesive from a lifted carpet or vinyl. Sound, well bonded adhesive can sometimes be primed and covered. Soft or thick residue has to come off first, either by hand scraping or with diamond grinding of the old glue, and any loose or hollow patches go to our floor preparation team before the floor is coated.
Once it has cured, the room is ready for LVT, carpet, lino, rubber, safety flooring or sheet vinyl.
When latex is the wrong answer for a Hinckley floor
Latex covers small faults in a sound base. It does not repair a bad one, and it pays to know the difference before a fitter is booked.
Springy boards are the clearest example. If a floor bounces when you walk across it, a few millimetres of compound will crack along the board lines within months. The joists or boards need fixing first, and the plywood layer has to be stiff enough to stop movement.
Damp is another. A cement and latex compound will not hold back moisture rising through an old solid floor laid with no membrane, and the new vinyl can blister or lift as the damp collects underneath. In that case the floor needs digging out and relaying, not a skim.
The third limit is level. Latex is for smoothing; a room that falls well out of level from one wall to the other needs a deeper fix, and the options for that sit on our page about levelling compound and flatness classes. Where the slab itself is cracked or breaking up, repairing the screed comes before any topping.
A different rule applies in newer houses. Where a newer home on the edges of Burbage has a calcium sulphate liquid screed, its surface laitance must be sanded off and a matched primer applied before latex goes on, or the compound will bond to a weak skin.
We also offer latex screed in Nuneaton, just along the road.
How we price latex screed in Hinckley
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your latex screed in Hinckley
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.
Latex Screed from Slough to Hinckley
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 76.3 miles from Hinckley, which lies to the north-north-west. Postcodes here include LE10, and Earl Shilton (3.4 miles), Nuneaton (4.2 miles), Bedworth (6 miles) and Lutterworth (9.5 miles) are close by.
More on latex screed, part of our screeding services.
