Where pumped liquid screed fits Hitchin homes
Big open rooms are where a pumped floor earns its keep. Out of the hose it spreads round pipes and into corners and settles flat by itself, so an entire kitchen extension is done in one visit and needs a fraction of the joints that hand-laid screed would.
That suits a common Hitchin project: a rear extension on a post-war semi, opening into the existing kitchen. The new floor must end up at exactly the height of the old kitchen, and pouring a self-levelling screed to a set mark makes that join easier to hit. Where the old floor is slightly out, a thin levelling coat afterwards blends the two surfaces.
Newer housing suits it as well. Since 2000, 16% of the town's homes have gone up, and plots of that age are often planned around a flowing screed from day one.
Flats matter too. Blocks built as flats from the outset hold 24% of homes, and on upper floors pumping removes the need to carry materials through the building. Several flats can be poured one after another in a day, which keeps a refurbishment programme moving.
It can also go down thinner: floating over insulation, liquid screed starts at around 35mm in a house and 40mm on a commercial floor. Flatness to SR1 or SR2, meaning a 3mm or 5mm gap at most beneath a 2m straightedge, is well within its reach. For more on pipe cover, see screed over underfloor heating in Hitchin.
Getting the pump to a Walsworth or Westmill room
A pumped pour starts at the kerb. The hose has to reach the room from wherever the lorry and pump can park, and we cover the route through the hall or up the stairs before pouring. Driveways make this easy. Narrow side passages, a long run through a terrace or a flat several floors up need more planning, and the centre has Tuesday and Saturday markets to work around.
Walsworth, Westmill, Purwell, Sunnyside or anywhere else in town, the first thing to send us is a note on parking and how we get in. Our screed pumping service explains how hoses are routed and how long a run can be.
Being able to cross the room after a day or two does not make the floor dry. Through the first 40mm the floor loses moisture at roughly a millimetre a day, and it slows down after that. For airing the room and testing for moisture, read our guide to screed drying times. In the first few days, keep windows slightly open and doors closed to the rest of the house, and avoid heaters blowing directly onto the surface.
The same service runs in neighbouring towns, including liquid screed in Letchworth.
Liquid Screed prices in Hitchin
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 Hitchin
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.
Liquid Screed from Slough to Hitchin
On the map, Hitchin sits north-north-east of Slough, about 32.8 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including SG5 and SG4), next to Letchworth (2.9 miles), Stevenage (4.7 miles), Baldock (4.8 miles) and Stotfold (5 miles).
More on liquid screed, part of our screeding services.
