Flat floors for LVT and tiles in Lewes homes
Thin finishes show every dip. Any small hollow shows through LVT or sheet vinyl, and a large tile on an uneven floor will rock. BS 8204 measures flatness with a 2m straightedge laid on the floor, and the biggest gap allowed is 3mm for SR1, 5mm for SR2 and 10mm for SR3. Plenty of thin sheet floorings will only accept SR1.
A typical compound goes down anywhere from about 2mm to around 10mm, with a few products rated for more. That makes it right for a floor that is sound but uneven, and wrong for one that is failing. Pouring compound thick to rescue a floor that should have been rescreeded can end with it cracking and lifting away from the base.
In older Lewes houses, heritage floors are the special case. Where old flagstone or boarded floors are kept, the build up has to stay thin, and the base has to be firm enough to carry a compound at all. Boards that move will crack it, so they are fixed or overlaid before anything is poured.
Homes built between 1945 and 1972 account for 29% of the town, and their solid floors are a common candidate for levelling when a kitchen or flooring is replaced. The join between an old house and a newer extension is another: two slabs rarely finish at quite the same height, and a compound brings them into one plane. Very thin work may suit latex screed instead.
Unit refits at Malling Brooks Industrial Estate
Commercial floors need the same flatness with less downtime. Firms displaced from the Phoenix site have moved to Malling Brooks Industrial Estate, and a business moving into a unit usually wants new floor finishes laid before it opens. Offices, showrooms and shop refits across Lewes follow the same pattern: strip the old covering, prepare the base, prime, level and hand the floor over to the flooring fitter.
Preparation is where most failures start. Old adhesive, paint and weak surfaces stop a compound from bonding, so they are ground or blasted off first; our floor preparation service covers shot blasting, and concrete floor grinding takes back high spots and residues. The primer then has to match the base, because concrete, sand and cement, calcium sulphate and existing tiles each need a different product.
Fast drying compounds keep a fit out moving, often ready for the next trade the following day, depending on the product and depth. Where a unit floor is badly broken, cracked right through or several centimetres out, we say so and price a new screed instead, because compound will not fix a base that has failed.
How we price floor levelling in Lewes
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 Lewes
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 Lewes
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 53.7 miles from Lewes, which lies to the south-south-east. Postcodes here include BN7, and Peacehaven (5.4 miles), Newhaven (5.7 miles), Brighton and Hove (7.6 miles) and Uckfield (7.6 miles) are close by.
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.
