Which screed fits which Nuneaton home
Census 2021 recorded 88,818 people in the Nuneaton built-up area, and their homes run from houses built before 1919 to estates finished in the last few years. Which of those you own decides the screed.
The 1950s council-built houses at Camp Hill and similar post-war semis tend to bring rear extensions, and that work usually raises two floor questions at once. The new room needs a screed, and the old floor beside it often needs flattening so a single finish can run through. A wide, open extension suits pumped liquid screed for Nuneaton extensions, while the original floor can often be brought true with self levelling compound rather than replaced.
Older terraced houses are a different job. Their ground floors are often solid with no damp proof membrane underneath, so a renovation starts by breaking the slab out, then laying a membrane and insulation before the new screed goes in. Where the rooms are small and the doorways tight, mixing on site and laying a sand and cement floor by hand makes more sense than threading a hose through the house.
On Nuneaton's newer private estates, an extension normally has to match the floor build-up of the original house, and liquid screed over underfloor heating is the usual way to do it. Pipe cover and finished floor height come first there, and our page on screed over Nuneaton underfloor heating explains both. If the drawings for a new build call for a calcium sulphate grade, read the anhydrite flow screed page before booking, as that choice changes how the floor dries and whether it needs sanding.
Whatever the route, the first two questions are when the house was built and what sits under the floor now.
Homes in Nuneaton at a glance
Of the 37,343 households in Nuneaton, 33% live in semi-detached houses and 27% in detached houses. The largest share of its housing, 28%, was built between 1945 and 1972, and 24% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Nuneaton | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 27% |
| Semi-detached houses | 33% |
| Terraced houses | 26% |
| Flats | 12% |
| Built before 1919 | 13% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 13% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 28% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 24% |
| 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 Nuneaton built-up area (E63002833).
Screeding services in Nuneaton
- Liquid ScreedNewer Nuneaton estates and open-plan extensions suit pumped liquid screed: flat in a day, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedOlder Nuneaton terraces with solid floors and no membrane often need digging out and a new hand-laid sand and cement screed.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedUnderfloor heating screed for extensions and garden rooms in Nuneaton, laid over your installer's pipes with the right cover.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedCA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 anhydrite flow screed for Nuneaton plots and apartment floors, with laitance and moisture advice in writing.
- Floor LevellingLevelling uneven Nuneaton floors and Bermuda Park or town centre retail units for LVT, vinyl and large tiles, to SR1 or SR2.
- Latex ScreedOverboarded floors and old quarry tiles in Nuneaton kitchens and bathrooms can take a thin latex screed before vinyl or LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding readies Bermuda Park warehouse slabs and Nuneaton garage floors for the next layer, with dust extraction.
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 Nuneaton.
Planning a pour in Nuneaton, from driveway to Bermuda Park
The date of a screed pour is set by the trades around it. In a Nuneaton extension that means the roof and glazing keeping the rain off, the plastering on the walls finished and the heating loops already pressure tested when our pump turns up. How long the floor then sits drying turns on its depth and the material, which is why the tiler's booking should be fixed after our date, never ahead of it.
Access comes next. The mixer and pump have to park somewhere their hose can stretch to your front or back door. A driveway makes that easy. A terraced street with permit parking or a shared alley needs more thought, so mention any restrictions when you send the details and the hose route can be planned in advance.
Commercial floors are their own category. Bermuda Park, beside the A444, mixes logistics and distribution with a cinema, a bowling alley and restaurants, and warehouse slabs and leisure fit-outs of that kind are typical settings for concrete repair, grinding and high strength screed. Slab work of that sort sits with our screeding for commercial units.
In the centre, which Frederick Gibberd's post-war masterplan reshaped and where the Ropewalk Shopping Centre opened in 2005, a retail refit generally needs a flat, smooth base for new flooring rather than a full new screed.
Screeding prices for Nuneaton 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 Nuneaton
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 Nuneaton
Nuneaton is about 76.9 miles north-north-west of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including CV11 and CV10. The nearest towns to it are Bedworth (3 miles), Hinckley (4.2 miles), Earl Shilton (7.4 miles) and Coventry (8.1 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Nuneaton include Attleborough, Camp Hill, Chilvers Coton, Galley Common and Heath End.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
