Grinding slabs at Debden Industrial Estate
The former Bank of England printing works on Debden Industrial Estate, now run by De La Rue, sits alongside businesses on Langston Road, all of them on industrial or office floors. Before a new screed, a levelling compound or new flooring goes down, the surface has to be cleared of what came before.
Diamond grinding does that by cutting, not chipping. A head fitted with diamond segments turns against the slab and removes the top in very thin passes. High spots and the lips where neighbouring bays meet come down. Trowel marks are taken out. Old adhesive, painted markings, worn sealers and thin coatings are cut away, and the weak laitance on top of a screed or slab is removed to expose firm material.
The finished surface is clean and open, ready for the next layer to bond. That might be primer and levelling compound for an office, a heavy duty high strength screed for a busy industrial floor, or a resin system laid by a specialist. We prepare to whatever profile that specialist asks for; K & B does not lay resin or polished concrete itself.
We are a contracting team, not a supplier. Grinders and diamond tooling are not for sale or hire from us; the machines arrive with our crew and leave with them.
Where the floor has cracks, spalled edges or broken joints under the old coating, those are dealt with as repairs to the concrete before anything else goes on.
Loughton extensions, garages and old floor coverings
Houses bring smaller grinding jobs. Extensions to Debden's former council houses are screeded to meet the original floor, and where the new slab ends up a little proud, grinding takes that lip down so one continuous finish can run through the open-plan room.
Garages, at any age of house, gather oil, paint and dirt that stop a screed or compound bonding during a conversion; grinding clears them. Under old carpet or vinyl there is often a layer of adhesive that scraping will not shift, and grinding removes that too.
Know the limits. Grinding flattens local humps and ridges, but it cannot level a floor that slopes or dips across a wide area; we grind the high points and then level or screed. Grinding a screed too hard can also leave it below its minimum depth, so we check thickness before starting.
Dust is controlled from the start. Cutting into concrete, screed or old tiles throws up fine silica dust that is harmful to breathe. Every machine runs with dust extraction, and doorways, stairs and neighbouring rooms are sealed off. For larger areas or thick coatings, shot blasting or scarifying can be faster.
After grinding, a smooth levelling layer over the ground slab is the usual next step. If the property is in Waltham Forest, see grinding in Waltham Forest.
How we price floor grinding in Loughton
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and what has to come off. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who grinds your concrete floor in Loughton
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.
Concrete Floor Grinding from Slough to Loughton
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 31.8 miles from Loughton, which lies to the east-north-east. Postcodes here include IG10, and Chigwell (2.5 miles), Waltham Abbey (3 miles), Epping (3.5 miles) and Waltham Cross (4.8 miles) are close by.
More on floor grinding, part of our screeding services.
