Old houses and new flats across Hounslow
Census 2021 recorded 288,181 people in the London Borough of Hounslow, and 45% of its homes are flats. That shapes a lot of the floor work. In Brentford, where flats are the majority, newer apartment schemes call for thin, level screeds over acoustic layers and underfloor heating. A Brentford flat like that normally gets liquid screed pumped up from the street. Should the architect have written a calcium sulphate grade on the plans, our Hounslow page on anhydrite grades walks through it.
The houses tell a different story. Feltham's Hanworth Road still has Victorian and Edwardian houses whose ground floors often lack a damp proof membrane. Damp then rises into carpets, timber and tile adhesive. The cure is to break the old floor out and start again, with a membrane, then insulation, then screed, and on a Hanworth Road house that is worked one room at a time, which is where a site-mixed sand and cement floor fits.
Where a semi or terrace gains a rear extension or a heated kitchen, the depth over the pipes decides the build-up, as set out on the underfloor heating screed page.
Not every floor needs replacing. If yours is firm but wavy, compound poured over it can get it ready for LVT or tiles, costing less than fresh screed, finishing sooner and drying in a fraction of the time. Where it is past that, our screed repairs service looks at patching before a full relay.
Homes in Hounslow at a glance
Flats make up 45% of the 102,961 households in Hounslow, followed by semi-detached houses at 29%. The largest group of homes here was built between the wars (28%), and a further 17% between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Hounslow | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 5% |
| Semi-detached houses | 29% |
| Terraced houses | 21% |
| Flats | 45% |
| Built before 1919 | 16% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 28% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 17% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 17% |
| Built since 2000 | 21% |
House types from Census 2021 (table TS044); building age from the Valuation Office Agency council tax stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (table CTSOP 4.1). Figures cover the London Borough of Hounslow (E09000018).
Screeding services in Hounslow
- Liquid ScreedBrentford's apartment schemes need thin, level screeds over acoustic layers. We pump liquid screed in Hounslow, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedVictorian houses on Feltham's Hanworth Road often lack a damp proof membrane. We rebuild Hounslow floors in sand and cement.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedBrentford's newer flats call for thin screeds over underfloor heating, and extensions need the same care. We lay UFH screed in Hounslow.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedFeltham's rebuilt Centre added around 800 homes beside shops and a hotel. We pour CA-graded anhydrite flow screed in Hounslow.
- Floor LevellingOffices along the Great West Road, the old Golden Mile, need flat floors on every refit. Floor levelling in Hounslow for new finishes.
- Latex ScreedConverted flats and refitted bathrooms in Hounslow often sit on ply or old tiles. Thin latex screed smooths them for vinyl, lino or rubber.
- Concrete Floor GrindingA stripped Great West Road office needs a clean slab before its next finish. Concrete floor grinding in Hounslow, dust extracted.
We also offer fibre reinforced screed, quick drying screed, high strength screed, bonded screed, floor preparation, screed repairs, concrete floor repair, screed pumping, insulation & membranes, commercial screeding and residential screeding in Hounslow.
Pump access and pour timing from Chiswick to Feltham
Start with where the pump will go. The hose only stretches so far, so the mixer and pump have to stop near enough to your front door. On streets with controlled parking, a bay suspension or a visitor permit may be needed, and in a block of flats the hose goes up the stairwell. Put the parking and the way in with your quote request, and the day itself runs without surprises.
Timing matters as much. On a Heston or Isleworth extension, we pour when the glazing and doors are in, the plasterer has finished, and any heating pipes are down and have passed their pressure test. The flooring fitter comes later, when the screed has dried, so book the pour early and build the programme around it.
Larger schemes are part of the borough's picture too. Brentford's old factory sites are being rebuilt as apartments and offices, and the council's Feltham Masterplan sets out change there over fifteen years. In Feltham, The Centre was rebuilt in 2006 with shops, a hotel and around 800 homes, the kind of mixed scheme that needs large screed pours. Postcodes here include TW3, TW5, TW7, TW8, TW13, TW14, W4 and UB2.
Screeding prices for Hounslow floors
Sand and cement £18 to £25 per m², liquid £24 to £31 per m², supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026). MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your floor screed in Hounslow
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.
Reaching Hounslow
Hounslow is about 13.3 miles east-south-east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including TW8, W4, TW14 and TW13. The nearest towns to it are Richmond upon Thames (2.5 miles), Ealing (3.5 miles), Sunbury-on-Thames (4.7 miles) and Ashford (5.5 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Hounslow include Brentford, Brentford End, Chiswick, East Bedfont and Feltham.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
