Which screed fits which Melksham home
In Melksham, 41% of homes are semis, and the biggest single slice by age is the 30% put up between 1945 and 1972. So there is no one typical floor job in the town; there are several.
Take the post-war semis nearer the centre, where a rear extension is the usual project. If the new room joins the kitchen and you want one floor running right through, a pumped liquid screed fills the extension in a single visit and finds its own level. Any small lip left where the original house meets the new floor can usually be skimmed out with compound, as the levelling page for Melksham describes.
The bigger 1980s and 1990s detached houses throw up another question. Opening one of those ground floors into a single space means lifting the old floor, putting insulation and a membrane down, then running one unbroken screed from front to back. If heating pipes are going in at the same stage, look at screeding a heated floor before you fix the depth.
Out at Bowerhill and Hunter's Meadow the newer houses already have heated screeds, and those floors often want a levelling coat before the final finish. If the drawings for your plot call for a specific calcium sulphate designation, the anhydrite flow screed page explains how that affects drying and sanding.
Then there are older solid floors that have given up and need digging out. With their small rooms, odd thresholds and wet areas, those suit a sand and cement floor laid by hand.
Homes in Melksham at a glance
Semi-detached houses make up 41% of the 7,851 households in Melksham, followed by detached houses at 24%. The largest group of homes here was built between 1945 and 1972 (30%), and a further 26% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Melksham | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 24% |
| Semi-detached houses | 41% |
| Terraced houses | 22% |
| Flats | 12% |
| Built before 1919 | 12% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 9% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 30% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 26% |
| Built since 2000 | 22% |
House types from Census 2021 (table TS044); building age from the Valuation Office Agency council tax stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (table CTSOP 4.1). Figures cover the Melksham built-up area (E63005246).
Screeding services in Melksham
- Liquid ScreedExtensions on post-war Melksham semis and Hunter's Meadow new builds suit pumped liquid screed: flat and walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedOld solid floors dug out, wet rooms and garages in Melksham need hand-laid sand and cement screed, usually 65mm floating.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedUnderfloor heating screed for Bowerhill new builds, Melksham knock-throughs and extensions, at the right depth with a slow first warm-up.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite flow screed for new homes at Hunter's Meadow and Melksham flat blocks, in grades from CA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling for Bowerhill and Hunter's Meadow homes, Melksham extension joins and unit refits, with compound from about 2mm.
- Latex ScreedBoards, quarry tiles and patched concrete turn up when Melksham kitchens are stripped out. Latex screed smooths them for vinyl.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding for Bowerhill warehouse floors, Melksham garages and extension joins, taking off high spots, laitance and glue.
We also offer fibre reinforced screed, quick drying screed, high strength screed, bonded screed, floor preparation, screed repairs, concrete floor repair, screed pumping, insulation & membranes, commercial screeding and residential screeding in Melksham.
Pour dates, pump access and the Bowerhill units
Screed comes partway through a build. Before we pour in Melksham, the house wants its roof on, windows and outside doors fitted, wet plaster done and any underfloor pipes pressure tested. Drying then runs for a length of time set by how deep the floor is and what it is made of, so book the flooring fitter after the screed date, not before it.
Think about the day itself as well. For a pumped floor, the mixer and pump have to park close enough for the hose to reach, with a clear way from the kerb to the room. On a house with a drive that is simple. A terraced road with little parking, or a narrow side passage, takes some planning, so tell us about it when you send the job details. Sand and cement laid by hand comes in by barrow instead, so it needs a clear way in and somewhere to mix.
Industrial floors are their own category. Bowerhill has a large industrial area, partly on the old RAF Melksham site, where Herman Miller has its regional headquarters. Factory and warehouse floors out there may call for high strength screed, grinding or concrete repair, which comes under screeding for commercial sites.
Screeding prices for Melksham floors
Sand and cement £18 to £25 per m², liquid £24 to £31 per m², supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026). MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your floor screed in Melksham
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.
Reaching Melksham
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 65.4 miles from Melksham, which lies to the west. Postcodes here include SN12, and Corsham (4.7 miles), Trowbridge (4.7 miles), Chippenham (6 miles) and Devizes (6.3 miles) are close by. Neighbourhoods we cover in Melksham include Melksham Forest.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
