Levelling tired ground floors at Parkside and Tithe Farm
Thin coverings give away every bump beneath them. A dip that disappears under carpet becomes a visible hollow under LVT, and large format tiles rock on a hump. So the target is a measured flatness, not just a floor that looks level.
The test, set out in BS 8204, is to rest a 2m straightedge on the surface and measure the biggest gap beneath it. SR1 tolerates 3mm under it, SR2 tolerates 5mm and SR3 tolerates 10mm. SR1 is the class many thin sheet finishes demand, which is why an older floor that was fine for carpet may need work before vinyl.
On the post-war estates at Parkside and Tithe Farm, ground floors that have seen decades of use are often re-screeded or levelled before new flooring. For those Parkside and Tithe Farm floors, the compound itself is typically poured 2mm to 10mm thick, and a few specialist products can take more. Before any compound we prime, and the product varies: existing tiles, calcium sulphate, old concrete and sand and cement screed each take a different one.
Some floors are beyond what compound can fix. A floor that is loose, sounds hollow, has cracks right through or is further out than the product allows will make a deep pour crack and lift away. In that case we would put in a new hand-laid sand and cement screed or carry out a localised screed repair before any levelling. Our latex screed page covers the thinnest compounds.
Refit floors at Houghton Hall Business Park and Woodside
Offices and units at Houghton Hall Business Park and on the Townsend Industrial Estate, along Portland Close, Blackburn Road and Westbury Close, need their floors prepared whenever they are fitted out. Once the old carpet tiles and glue are lifted during a refit, what lies underneath is seldom fit to take new vinyl or LVT straight away.
The usual sequence is to strip the old finish, grind off adhesive residue and weak surface, repair cracks and holes, prime, and then pour the compound to reach SR1 or SR2. Where a sound concrete floor only needs its surface opening up, concrete floor grinding does that before levelling. Fast drying products keep the programme short, so a refit can move on to flooring quickly.
Warehouse floors are different. Distribution space at the Lovett Way part of Woodside relies on flat, hard wearing surfaces, and damage there usually needs concrete floor repair rather than a thin compound over the top.
Timber sanding and resin flooring are outside what we do. The work here is preparing mineral floors so the next finish goes down flat.
How we price floor levelling in Houghton Regis
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who levels your floor in Houghton Regis
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.
Floor Levelling from Slough to Houghton Regis
On the map, Houghton Regis sits north of Slough, about 26.4 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including LU5), next to Dunstable (1.3 miles), Luton (4.7 miles), Leighton Buzzard (6.1 miles) and Flitwick (6.8 miles).
More on floor levelling, part of our screeding services. Not sure whether you need a thin compound or a full flowing screed? See self levelling screed explained.