Which screed fits which part of Oakham
Census 2021 counted 12,159 people in the Oakham built-up area, and 41% of homes there are detached. Detached houses usually have the garden space for a bigger extension, and that changes the choice of floor more than anything else.
When that extra space becomes one long open-plan kitchen or a garden room, a pumped liquid floor usually suits it. It levels itself across a large area in one visit and wraps closely around heating pipes. Put heating pipes in that room and two things want thinking about early: how much screed sits over them and how gently the first warm-up goes. Our page on screeding over heated floors explains both.
The older streets close to the Market Place, such as Dean's Street, Church Street and Northgate, are a different job. Those older houses have a higher chance of a solid ground floor laid straight down without any damp proof membrane. Once one of them gives up, the fix is to excavate it and start again with insulation, then a membrane, then a hand-laid sand and cement screed, which is easy to work into small rooms with out-of-true walls.
Barleythorpe, where the town has grown most, has modern build-ups that call for matching rather than rebuilding. Where the architect has specified one calcium sulphate grade or another, our Oakham anhydrite page sets out what that means for the pour.
A floor that is sound but out of level may need nothing more than a thin levelling compound, laid from about 2mm, rather than a new screed.
Homes in Oakham at a glance
Detached houses make up 41% of the 5,366 households in Oakham, followed by semi-detached houses at 26%. By age, 31% of properties date from 1973 and 1999, the biggest single group, with 25% built between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Oakham | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 41% |
| Semi-detached houses | 26% |
| Terraced houses | 21% |
| Flats | 12% |
| Built before 1919 | 10% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 3% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 25% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 31% |
| Built since 2000 | 31% |
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 Oakham built-up area (E63002527).
Screeding services in Oakham
- Liquid ScreedPumped liquid screed for Oakham extensions, open-plan kitchens and new Barleythorpe homes, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedOld Oakham houses near the Market Place often have solid floors with no membrane. We relay them in sand and cement.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedUnderfloor heating screed for extensions and garden rooms on Oakham's detached plots, right pipe cover and a slow first warm-up.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite flow screed from CA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 for Oakham apartments and new plots, with laitance and moisture advice in writing.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling to SR1 for uneven floors in Oakham homes, shops and offices at The King Centre, ready for LVT, vinyl and tiles.
- Latex ScreedOakham kitchen and bathroom refits often need a thin latex screed over plywood or firmly bonded old tiles before vinyl or LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingDiamond grinding for Oakham floors, from units at The King Centre to garages and extension joins, 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 Oakham.
Planning a pour around an Oakham build
Screeding lands halfway through a build, so it relies on whoever works before us and whoever follows. The room has to be weathertight first: roofed, glazed, with external doors hung and the wet plastering done. We do not fit heating pipes, so your installer has to lay them and pressure test them before we come.
Once the screed is down, drying time decides when the kitchen fitter and the floor layer can start. A thicker traditional screed takes longer than a liquid one, so choose the screed before fixing those dates, not after. As a guide, a 40mm screed needs about 40 days to dry, and a thicker one longer still.
Access matters on the day. A pumped pour needs the mixer parked within a hose run of the door, which is easy on a private driveway and harder where the street is narrow or parking is restricted. When you send the enquiry, mention parking, any shared passage and any steps up to the door.
Offices and workshop units need a different plan again. The King Centre in Barleythorpe houses around 30 small firms in a former training building, and a tenant change often needs a level floor ready for carpet or vinyl without long delays.
Screeding prices for Oakham 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 Oakham
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 Oakham
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 78.7 miles from Oakham, which lies to the north. Postcodes here include LE15, and Stamford (10.5 miles), Corby (12.6 miles), Market Harborough (15.5 miles) and Desborough (16.2 miles) are close by.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
