Choosing a screed for Richmond upon Thames homes
Census 2021 counted 195,278 people in Richmond upon Thames, the only London borough to straddle the Thames, and about half of its land is parkland, from Richmond Park and Kew Gardens to the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. The homes between those open spaces set the pattern for floor work.
Victorian houses in Twickenham, St Margarets and Richmond itself are often refurbished to a high specification. Owners dig out or lower the old ground floor, add insulation and a membrane, then lay a thin screed over underfloor heating before stone or engineered timber. How that build up works, from pipe cover to the first warm up, is set out under screed for a heated Victorian floor. Where rooms are small, or a wet room needs falls, traditional sand and cement screed gives the most control.
The borough's inter-war semis take large rear extensions, and the new floor there has to meet the existing one precisely. A pumped liquid screed for large extensions suits the wide, open floor such a room creates.
Larger schemes are coming too. The former Stag Brewery at Mortlake has permission for over 1,000 homes, which will be new build flats. If the Mortlake drawings or any other flat scheme call for a set calcium sulphate grade, the separate anhydrite page explains how it is poured and finished.
Stone and engineered timber both need a very flat base, so many projects finish with levelling compound under stone and timber.
Homes in Richmond upon Thames at a glance
Flats make up 38% of the 80,705 households in Richmond upon Thames, followed by terraced houses at 27%. By age, 38% of properties date from before 1919, the biggest single group, with 24% built between the wars.
| Homes in Richmond upon Thames | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 8% |
| Semi-detached houses | 25% |
| Terraced houses | 27% |
| Flats | 38% |
| Built before 1919 | 38% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 24% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 16% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 8% |
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 London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (E09000027).
Screeding services in Richmond upon Thames
- Liquid ScreedRear extensions on Richmond upon Thames inter-war semis make wide floors. Pumped liquid screed levels them, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedVictorian floors in Twickenham and St Margarets are often dug out and relaid.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedThin screed over underfloor heating is how many Richmond upon Thames Victorian refurbishments finish, ready for stone or engineered timber.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedThe former Stag Brewery at Mortlake is planned as new build flats.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling to SR1 for cafe and shop units in Twickenham and stone floors in Richmond upon Thames homes, leaving a flat, primed base.
- Latex ScreedKept an old floor in a Richmond upon Thames refit? Latex screed laid thin over plywood or firm tiles, ready for vinyl or LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingFloor grinding for Twickenham cafe refits, extension joins and garages across Richmond upon Thames, all 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 Richmond upon Thames.
Programme and access around Richmond and Twickenham
A high specification refurbishment runs to a carefully sequenced programme, and the screed belongs in the middle of it. Before we pour, the roof and glazing should be on, the plasterers' wet work done, and the heating engineer's loops in place and proved under pressure. After it, drying runs to its own clock, so stone masons and timber fitters should be booked around the screed date, not the other way round.
Access is the next question. A pumped floor means the mixer lorry and pump parking close enough to reach your front door with the hose. If your street in Barnes, East Sheen, Petersham or Hampton Wick has resident parking or a narrow frontage, say so when you ask for a price, so a bay suspension or hose route can be arranged.
The borough has business floors to think about too. The Stag Brewery redevelopment is the major mixed use site, and Twickenham Stadium, home of the Rugby Football Union, together with the cafes and restaurants of the Richmond and Twickenham town centres, provides the other commercial settings. For those, see screeding for shops, venues and offices.
Screeding prices for Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thames
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Reaching Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames is about 15.6 miles east-south-east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including SW13, SW14, TW10 and TW12. The nearest towns to it are Hounslow (2.5 miles), Kingston upon Thames (4 miles), Ealing (4.9 miles) and Sunbury-on-Thames (5 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Richmond upon Thames include Barnes, East Sheen, Ham, Hampton and Hampton Court.
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