Levelling new and old floors across Melksham
Every dip in a base shows through a thin floor finish. Ridges telegraph through sheet vinyl and LVT, and large format tiles rock or crack on a floor that is not flat. So a brand new screed in a Bowerhill or Hunter's Meadow house can still need a levelling coat before the final floor is fitted.
BS 8204 measures flatness under a 2m straightedge. SR1 means no gap over 3mm, SR2 no more than 5mm, and SR3 up to 10mm. Many thin sheet products ask for SR1, which is why a floor that suits carpet can still be turned down by a vinyl fitter.
Compound normally goes on between roughly 2mm and 10mm thick, and some products can be laid deeper. First the base gets cleaned, then primed, and the primer has to match it: calcium sulphate screed, sand and cement, concrete and an old floor finish all take a different one.
In older houses the trouble tends to be the joint. Detached houses make up 24% of Melksham's homes, and anywhere a house has been extended there can be a small step or slope where old floor meets new. A thin layer spread over both removes it, so a single floor finish can carry on through.
If the floor is badly broken up or the dip is too deep, compound is not the fix. Pouring compound thick over a floor that should have had a new screed can end in cracking and debonding, and we will tell you so. A new hand-laid floor for Melksham homes is the better option then.
Refits of offices and units around Bowerhill
Business premises change occupier far more often than houses. When a unit on the Bowerhill industrial area, including the section on the old RAF Melksham site, is refitted for a new tenant, lifting the old covering leaves adhesive, patches and uneven joints behind. Offices moving to LVT or carpet tiles need a clean, flat base first.
The order is preparation, then primer, then compound. Leftover glue and anything loose is stripped, sometimes by grinding, which our floor preparation work covers. Fast drying compound then keeps the refit on schedule, and the flooring can often follow soon after.
If a factory or warehouse floor is damaged, not just uneven, compound will not be enough. Those floors might need repairs to the concrete or relaying in high strength screed.
Getting the timing right matters on a refit. The compound goes down after the strip-out and any grinding but before partitions, counters or racking are fixed, so the whole floor is one level surface. For shop or office fit-outs a little further away, we level floors in Corsham as well.
How we price floor levelling in Melksham
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 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.
Floor Levelling from Slough to 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.
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.