What latex screed copes with in Horndean refits
Latex screed is the trade name for a levelling compound sold in two parts. A cement based powder is mixed with a latex liquid in place of plain water, and the mix is made for bases such as overboarded ply, old tiles and firm adhesive. It is spread thin, normally just a few millimetres, so it smooths a base without changing its height by much.
That suits the rooms that get refitted in an established house: kitchens, bathrooms, utilities and cloakrooms. Three kinds of base are where it earns its place.
Plywood overboarding. Upstairs bathrooms sit on timber joists, and bare floorboards move too much to carry a thin, rigid finish. The answer is flooring grade plywood screwed down across the boards, then latex over the ply. Latex never goes straight onto bare boards.
Old tiles. Some older kitchens still have quarry or ceramic tiles under later lino. If every tile is firmly stuck, latex can bridge the grout lines and give a flat face, sparing you a noisy, dusty strip-out.
Tired concrete. A solid floor with shallow dips, rough patches and scraps of firm old adhesive can be primed and coated, provided nothing is loose.
The finish decides how smooth the base must be. Sheet vinyl, LVT, lino, rubber and safety flooring all print every bump through, and carpet laid over a rough base wears in lines. For the broader choice between compound and screed, and what the SR flatness classes mean, read our Horndean floor levelling page.
When latex is the wrong fix in Horndean homes
Latex hides an uneven surface; it does not mend a faulty floor. Before pricing a room in Cowplain, Lovedean, Wecock or the middle of Horndean, we check three things.
Movement. Stand on the floor and feel for give. Boards that bounce will crack a thin layer within weeks, so loose boards are screwed down and the floor overboarded before any compound.
Damp. A solid floor with a moisture problem stays damp under latex, and the compound can lose its bond while new vinyl blisters on top. The cause has to be traced and dealt with first, and on a cold, uninsulated ground floor that can mean rebuilding it.
Level. If the room falls away by more than a thin coat can take up, latex is the wrong product. A repair to the old screed or a full new screed comes first, with latex over it only if the finish asks for it.
Priming closes the preparation. Each base takes its own primer, and a calcium sulphate screed always has its laitance removed and is primed before latex touches it. Where paint, thick glue or raised ridges cover a concrete floor, diamond grinding in Horndean clears them first. The same latex work is offered in Emsworth.
How we price latex screed in Horndean
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 Horndean
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 Horndean
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 45.9 miles from Horndean, which lies to the south-south-west. Postcodes here include PO8, and Havant (3.7 miles), Emsworth (5.2 miles), Petersfield (7.3 miles) and Fareham (8.3 miles) are close by.
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