Latex for period homes near Rochford's market square
Ask for latex screed and you are asking for a particular kind of levelling compound. It comes as two parts: a cement based powder and a bottle of latex liquid, which replaces the water an ordinary compound would be mixed with. Once mixed, it is poured and trowelled out a few millimetres thick over a sound base.
That thinness is the point. Tiles that are stuck fast, or boards already covered in plywood, do not have to be broken out: the latex goes over them and gives the new finish a smooth face.
What that base is decides the preparation:
- Quarry or ceramic tiles that are firmly stuck can stay. We sound them out, replace or fill any hollow ones, degrease and prime, then lay latex across the lot. - Timber floors are overboarded with flooring grade plywood, screwed down at close centres. Latex is never poured onto the bare boards themselves. - Older concrete that is sound but rough or patched takes latex once it is clean and primed. - Sound, well attached old adhesive can sometimes stay under a suitable primer; anything soft or flaking is removed.
The finish then decides how smooth the result needs to be. Lino and sheet vinyl show every joint underneath, LVT shows ridges, and rubber or safety flooring in a kitchen or cloakroom does the same. Carpet is kinder, but a smooth base still helps. For skims over existing screed rather than tiles or boards, see our floor levelling in Rochford page.
Rochford flats, Hawkwell refits and the limits of latex
A flat kitchen is a good example of where latex earns its place. The units, the door and the threshold to the hall are all fixed, so the new vinyl or LVT can only add a few millimetres. Latex smooths the base without stealing more than that.
Tiles, plywood, concrete and old adhesive each take a different primer, and a calcium sulphate screed has its laitance sanded off and must always be primed before latex goes near it. In newer Rochford flats and houses, we confirm what the existing screed is before choosing.
Renovating one of the older semis in Rochford or Hawkwell can show the other side, when a cracked, uninsulated slab turns up under the old floor. Latex is not a repair for that. A thin compound will crack along with the slab underneath and do nothing for a cold or damp floor. The slab is broken out and rebuilt, or repaired, and only then smoothed.
Three other warning signs rule latex out: boards that flex underfoot, damp in the base, and a floor so far out of level that a few millimetres will not touch it. High spots can be ground back first, and cracked or hollow areas go to our screed repairs service. The same rules apply a few miles away for latex screed in Southend-on-Sea.
How we price latex screed in Rochford
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your latex screed in Rochford
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.
Latex Screed from Slough to Rochford
On the map, Rochford sits east of Slough, about 58.4 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including SS4), next to Southend-on-Sea (2.9 miles), Rayleigh (4.4 miles), South Woodham Ferrers (5.7 miles) and Wickford (8.3 miles).
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