Shop and office floors around Catford and Lewisham Gateway
A shop or office refit rarely starts with a clean, flat floor. Old adhesive, patched areas, trunking channels and changes of level where partitions once stood all have to be dealt with before a new finish. In Lewisham that applies across the main commercial schemes: Convoys Wharf in Deptford, Lewisham Gateway and the Catford town centre sites, where the Owen Luder shopping centre and Laurence House sit within the regeneration area.
BS 8204 judges flatness with a 2m straightedge laid on the floor: a gap of 3mm is the most SR1 permits, with 5mm for SR2 and 10mm for SR3. SR1 is the class many thin sheet finishes demand, and LVT, vinyl and large tiles all show faults in a floor that falls short.
Most compounds go down at 2mm to roughly 10mm, though a few products are made for deeper pours. Fast drying compounds keep a fit out moving when an opening date is fixed. For shops and offices, the product is chosen for the traffic the floor will take, not just the finish.
Preparation comes first. First the old surface comes off down to solid material, which may mean shot blasting or grinding; our floor preparation work covers that. The primer then has to match what is underneath: concrete takes one, calcium sulphate another, and sand and cement and old tiles each have their own. For large new commercial floor plates, see our commercial screeding work.
Levelling old floors in Lewisham houses and flats
At home, levelling usually follows a renovation. Some 16% of Lewisham houses and flats date from the years 1945 to 1972, and floors from that period are often solid yet uneven after decades of patching. A compound brings them flat enough for modern coverings without the cost and drying time of a new screed.
Another place it is often needed is the doorway where an extension meets the older house. A rear extension on an older terrace may finish a few millimetres off the original floor, leaving a lip or slope at the opening. Levelling compound can blend the two, provided the difference sits within its range.
Knowing when not to use it matters as much. Pile compound deep onto a floor that really needs a new screed and it may crack and lose its grip. Where a floor is badly out of level, broken up or hollow, relaying it in sand and cement is the honest fix, and damaged areas may need repair first.
Compound also needs the right primer and a clean base to stay bonded, so we check both before quoting. Southwark has its own levelling page too.
How we price floor levelling in Lewisham
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 Lewisham
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 Lewisham
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 27.5 miles from Lewisham, which lies to the east. Postcodes here include SE26, SE6, SE3 and SE4, and Southwark (3.2 miles), Lambeth (4.2 miles), Greenwich (4.3 miles) and Tower Hamlets (4.9 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.