Grinding unit floors on the Hambridge Road Industrial Estate
A slab that has carried a business for years collects layers. Line markings and floor paint in a warehouse aisle, glue left from carpet tiles in an office, sealer by a trade counter and ridges where bays of concrete were poured at slightly different heights all stand between the bare slab and a new finish. A diamond grinder cuts through them in thin passes and leaves an open, clean surface.
That surface matters for whatever comes next. Levelling compound, a new screed and flooring adhesives all need to grip sound material, not a skin of paint or dust. When a unit at Greenham Business Park or on the Hambridge Road Industrial Estate is fitted out as an office, showroom or trade counter, grinding is usually the first stage of the floor work, followed by priming and smoothing compound to the class the flooring needs.
We grind as a contractor, and the machine stays with our crew. We do not sell or hire grinders or diamond tooling, and we do not lay resin or polished concrete, although a ground slab can be handed over to a resin installer ready for their system.
For very large areas, or coatings too thick to grind economically, shot blasting or scarifying may be quicker, and our shot blasting and preparation service covers those methods. If a refit uncovers a slab that is cracked or breaking up, it is repaired before any new layer goes on.
Extensions, garages and lifted floors in Newbury homes
Grinding is useful in houses too, usually in smaller doses. Where a new extension slab meets the original floor, a lip of a few millimetres often remains along the doorway. Grinding the high edge down, then feathering compound across the join, lets one finish run straight through. With 31% of Newbury's homes built since 2000, plenty of floors are young and sound, yet a ridge from the pour or a trowel mark can still show under thin LVT.
Older floors bring a different problem. Lift a carpet or a sheet of vinyl and hard, patchy adhesive is often left behind. Grinding takes it back to sound concrete so the new adhesive is not fighting the old. Garages being converted often carry oil stains and paint, and grinding opens the surface before the membrane, insulation and screed go on.
What grinding cannot do is level a floor that falls across a whole room. It takes off local high spots only, so where a floor dips or slopes over a large area we grind the peaks and then level or screed. Care is also needed not to grind a screed thinner than its minimum depth.
Dust is controlled at every step. Concrete, screed and tile contain silica, and cutting them releases fine respirable dust, so we only grind with extraction connected and sheet off rooms next to the work. For a site in neighbouring Thatcham, see floor grinding in Thatcham.
How we price floor grinding in Newbury
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 Newbury
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 Newbury
On the map, Newbury sits west-south-west of Slough, about 30.7 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including RG14), next to Thatcham (2.8 miles), Tadley (8.1 miles), Basingstoke (13.7 miles) and Wantage (13.7 miles).
More on floor grinding, part of our screeding services.
