Rebuilding floors on Feltham's Hanworth Road
A ground floor without a damp proof membrane lets moisture rise into whatever sits on it. Carpets smell, timber finishes cup, and tiles lose their bond. To stop it for good, the old floor comes out and a new one goes back in layers: membrane first, insulation over it, screed on top.
Before 1919 is when 16% of Hounslow's homes went up. Houses of that age, like the Victorian and Edwardian ones on Hanworth Road in Feltham, were built long before modern floor build-ups, and their floors are often rebuilt one room at a time. Sand and cement suits that: it is mixed and barrowed in, then compacted and ruled room by room, so each floor meets its own thresholds.
Depth comes down to the base below. On insulation, a house floor floats at 65mm, rising to 75mm in commercial space. Stuck straight down to concrete that is still sound, 25 to 40mm can do, handy in a Feltham hallway where the floor cannot come up any higher. Whichever applies, the result is a dense, level surface ready for the covering.
Expect a sand and cement floor to come in between £18 and £25 per m² on 2026 UK pricing. Mixing in fibres to keep cracking in check adds around £1 to £3 per m², and if the fitter is waiting, a quick drying mix cuts the time before flooring. The screed thickness guide covers depths in more detail, and the bonded screed service explains when a thin bonded layer suits.
Wet rooms and terraced houses in Hounslow
Wet areas need cement. A shower you step straight into, or a full wet room, slopes down to a drain, and that slope is easy to form with a trowel. Because calcium sulphate cannot be left damp, tanking and tiles in these rooms go onto sand and cement.
Around a fifth of Hounslow's housing, 21%, is terraced. Where a terrace has no drive and parking is tight, a site mix needs no pump outside, and materials go through the front door in manageable loads. That makes sand and cement a sensible choice for a single room or a small rear addition.
Garage conversions suit it too. The old garage slab usually slopes and sits below the house, and raising it with insulation, a membrane and screed brings the new room level. If your slab is firm and only out of true, pouring compound over it could replace the new screed altogether.
What holds things up is the wait for it to dry: about one day a millimetre up to 40mm, with each further millimetre taking longer. Over the border to the north, there is an Ealing page for site-mixed floors.
Sand and Cement Screed prices in Hounslow
Sand and cement screed: £18 to £25 per m² supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026), so £450 to £630 for 25 m². MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide or screed calculator.
Who lays your sand and cement screed in Hounslow
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Sand and Cement Screed from Slough to 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).
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