Refit floors at Greenham Business Park and Hambridge Road
When a commercial unit is refitted, the old floor is often what lets the new one down. Carpet tiles forgive a little. Lay vinyl sheet, LVT or big format tiles over a poor slab and each dip shows through. Greenham Business Park, including the A34 Connect units, and the Hambridge Road Industrial Estate hold much of Newbury's warehouse and trade space, and an office, showroom or trade counter built inside one of those units needs a floor to a known standard.
Flatness is judged under BS 8204: put a 2m straightedge down on the slab and measure the widest space underneath. Up to 3mm meets SR1, up to 5mm meets SR2, and SR3 allows 10mm. SR1 is the class many thin sheet finishes demand, and a slab that has carried racking and forklifts rarely meets it without help.
Preparation comes first. Dust, old adhesive and anything loose are removed, and our shot blasting and floor preparation service deals with coatings or contamination that a scraper will not shift. The primer is then chosen for the base in that unit, whether it is calcium sulphate, old tiles, a sand and cement screed or bare concrete. Priming is the step that decides whether the new layer stays bonded.
The compound itself usually goes on between about 2mm and around 10mm thick, with some products able to go deeper, and a fast drying version stops the floor holding up the shopfitters. If the unit needs a whole new screed instead of a skim coat, that falls under our commercial screeding service.
Old floors meeting new extensions in Newbury homes
Post-war building from 1945 to 1972 accounts for about 26% of Newbury's housing. Floors of that age have had decades to settle, and when a modern extension is added, the join between the two rarely lines up. The result is a small step at the doorway, or a floor that tilts as it enters the new room. A thin layer of compound feathered across the join lets one floor finish run through in a single piece.
Compound has a ceiling, though. It is meant as a finish, and when it is poured thick to cover up a floor that ought to be replaced, it tends to crack and lift away. Where the old floor is damp or hollow, or drops by more than about 10mm, a new screed is the proper fix, and relaying in sand and cement covers how that works. For a sound base that needs just a few millimetres, a latex screed can also do the job.
The programme is kinder than a full screed. A fast drying compound lets the flooring fitter back in soon after, instead of waiting weeks for a new screed to dry. Once we have seen your floor, you get a straight answer on which route it needs.
How we price floor levelling in Newbury
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 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.
Floor Levelling 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 levelling, part of our screeding services. Not sure whether you need a thin compound or a full flowing screed? See self levelling screed explained.
