Flattening old floors in Nuneaton's post-war semis
A thin floor covering hides nothing. Ridges and hollows that carpet once covered show straight through LVT or sheet vinyl, and a big tile will rock on any high point. So we measure flatness instead of guessing it.
Under BS 8204, flatness is judged by the gap beneath a 2m straightedge. Class SR1 means 3mm or less under the straightedge, SR2 means 5mm and SR3 10mm, and thin sheet products tend to insist on SR1. Getting an existing floor to that standard normally means a pour of compound, usually somewhere in the 2mm to 10mm band, though some products are built for thicker layers.
A further 24% of Nuneaton homes were built between 1973 and 1999. Floors from then, or from earlier, can be completely sound yet still too uneven for today's thin finishes. We clean and prepare the base first, then prime it to suit what it is: old screed, concrete or calcium sulphate. After that the compound goes down at whatever depth the floor needs. Where an old floor meets a new extension, it can ramp out the step so a single finish runs across both.
There are floors compound cannot fix. Pour it thick over screed that is loose, cracked or well out of level and it can crack and come away, and then a new screed is the honest answer. Damaged patches are dealt with first under our screed repairs service, and for very thin work there is our latex screed page.
Shop and unit refits at Bermuda Park and Ropewalk
Commercial refits bring the same flatness question at a larger scale and on a tighter programme. When a unit changes tenant, the new flooring contractor needs a flat, primed base by a fixed date, and the floor beneath often carries old adhesive, patched repairs and uneven joints.
Bermuda Park mixes warehouses and distribution sites with a cinema, a bowling alley and restaurants, so a refit there might mean anything from an office area in a logistics building to a leisure fit-out. In the town centre, retail around the Ropewalk Shopping Centre has the same need for a flat base under new floor finishes. A fast drying compound means the floor layer can come in close behind us and the opening date holds.
Old adhesive and weak surfaces have to come off first, and concrete floor grinding is often the step before levelling on a warehouse slab. For a nearby site, see floor levelling in Bedworth. Sanding timber boards, resin coatings and polished concrete are outside our trade, so a specialist is needed for any of those.
How we price floor levelling in Nuneaton
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 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.
Floor Levelling from Slough to 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).
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.
