Shop floors at The Light and the Warwick Quadrant
A shop refit exposes every dip in the old base. Carpet tiles forgive a little; vinyl sheet, LVT and large format porcelain forgive nothing. When a unit in the town centre changes hands, the floor is often the first thing the new fitter questions.
Flatness is judged against BS 8204 with a 2m straightedge, and the gap under its length decides the class: up to 3mm passes SR1, 5mm passes SR2 and 10mm passes SR3. Thin sheet finishes often call for SR1, which is why a unit that was fine under carpet can fail the moment a retailer chooses vinyl.
The compound itself is a thin layer, typically somewhere between 2mm and 10mm, though certain products can be laid thicker. First the base is cleaned, then primed with a product matched to what lies below, be it concrete, sand and cement, calcium sulphate or old adhesive residue. Pick the wrong primer and the compound can lift. Fast drying products keep the fit-out moving, so the shopfitter and flooring contractor can follow on within a day or so rather than waiting weeks, as they might after a new screed. Large units can be done in zones so other trades keep working.
Industrial units are different. Warehouse and workshop slabs at Holmethorpe Industrial Estate, Kingsfield Business Centre and Reading Arch can be too worn for compound alone, so our concrete floor grinding and concrete floor repair services deal with the base before any levelling layer goes on.
Levelling Redhill flats and conversions before new flooring
In a flat, the levelling job is usually about a floor that has moved, been patched over the years or was never flat to begin with. Converted houses add another layer of history. Converted flats make up 5% of Redhill's homes, and in buildings like these the floor under the carpet can be a mix of old screed, repairs and boards.
Compound smooths small dips and ridges well, but it is a finishing layer, not a structural one. Ask it to fill a deep hollow that should have been rescreeded and it is liable to crack and part from the base. So where the floor in a Redhill conversion sounds hollow, breaks up or is too far out for compound, we will tell you it needs a new screed or a screed repair before any levelling. On a solid base where height is very tight, a few millimetres of latex screed can do the job instead.
Any acoustic layer in the floor has to stay intact, so we check the build-up before work starts. Where a step has formed between rooms, such as a kitchen that was re-floored at a different time from the hall, compound can feather the two together so the new flooring runs through without a ridge at the door.
How we price floor levelling in Redhill
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 Redhill
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 Redhill
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 28.7 miles from Redhill, which lies to the south-east. Postcodes here include RH1, and Reigate (1.5 miles), Horley (4.8 miles), Caterham (4.9 miles) and Dorking (6.9 miles) are close by.
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.
