Levelling older floors in Loughton's conservation areas
Homes built before 1919 make up 7% of Loughton's stock, and some of the town's older properties sit within its conservation areas. Floors in houses of that age are rarely flat, but where they are dry and sound, a thin layer of compound can make them ready for a new finish without disturbing the structure.
Your choice of flooring sets the target. Vinyl, LVT and other thin sheet finishes usually want SR1, a gap no bigger than 3mm beneath a 2m straightedge. SR2 lets that gap grow to 5mm, and SR3 allows up to 10mm. Most compound is poured somewhere between about 2mm and 10mm, some products thicker, which flattens dips and ridges without lifting the floor much at the doors of an old house.
The base is prepared first. Loose material and old adhesive come off, and the right primer goes down for the substrate, whether sand and cement, calcium sulphate, concrete or old tiles. After that the compound goes on.
The join between an original floor and a newer extension is another typical problem, particularly where a Debden house has been extended. Even a few millimetres between old and new will show under flooring that runs through, and feathering compound over the line hides it.
On a damp, hollow or moving base, compound will not stay put. That floor wants replacing with new sand and cement screed, and you will hear that from us plainly. Small defects can be dealt with through our screed repairs service.
Langston Road and Debden Industrial Estate refits
Debden Industrial Estate, home to the former Bank of England printing works now run by De La Rue, and the businesses on Langston Road hold industrial and office floors. A new tenant or an office refit there usually means the floor has to be brought level before carpet tiles, vinyl or LVT.
On industrial floors the job may be bigger. Old coatings, glue and any weak top layer are taken off first, with grinding of the concrete slab getting it ready for compound or a new screed. Where the floor takes heavy traffic, a heavy duty screed may suit better than a thin compound.
Fast drying compounds help keep an office refit on programme, since the flooring fitters can follow once the product's stated time has passed. Tell us the finish, the area and the target handover date when you ask for a price.
Levelling has limits. Pouring compound deeper and deeper to fix a floor that has sunk badly can crack and debond, and a floor like that needs a new screed. If your unit is further afield, see floor levelling in Enfield.
How we price floor levelling in Loughton
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 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.
Floor Levelling 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 levelling, part of our screeding services. Not sure whether you need a thin compound or a full flowing screed? See self levelling screed explained.
