Which screed fits which part of Romsey
Romsey's homes lean heavily towards the post-war decades: 28% were built between 1945 and 1972 and a further 32% between 1973 and 1999. That puts a large share of the town's floors at the age when kitchens are knocked through, extensions go on the back and original screeds start to crack or lift.
In areas such as Cupernham and Halterworth, post-war and late twentieth century terraces and semis suit rear extensions. The new floor has to meet the older concrete slab at exactly the same height, and a wide, open room is quick work for pumped liquid screed. If the extension is heated, the depth over the pipes and the warm-up plan matter more than the brand of screed, so read our Romsey underfloor heating screed page before the pipes go down.
Around the abbey and the Market Place the picture changes. In some of those older buildings, the floor may have nothing beneath it to keep ground damp out. Putting that right means careful excavation, a membrane and insulation, then a hand-laid sand and cement floor that copes with small rooms, thresholds and walls that are rarely square.
Future growth in the town is focused on land at Whitenap, which is subject to a major outline planning application. Where new homes are built to a specification, it may name a calcium sulphate grade, and our anhydrite page explains what those grades mean.
Homes in Romsey at a glance
The most common home in Romsey is a terraced house (30%), ahead of detached houses at 28%. The largest share of its housing, 32%, was built between 1973 and 1999, and 28% between 1945 and 1972.
| Homes in Romsey | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 28% |
| Semi-detached houses | 25% |
| Terraced houses | 30% |
| Flats | 17% |
| Built before 1919 | 10% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 5% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 28% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 32% |
| Built since 2000 | 24% |
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 Romsey built-up area (E63006226).
Screeding services in Romsey
- Liquid ScreedOpen-plan extensions on Romsey's late twentieth century homes suit pumped liquid screed, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedNear Romsey Abbey and the Market Place, older floors may lack a damp proof membrane. We dig out and relay in sand and cement.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedHeating a new rear extension in Halterworth or Cupernham? We screed over wet underfloor heating pipes across Romsey.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite screed for a Romsey plot or flat block, poured to a CA-C25-F5 or alpha hemihydrate specification and moisture tested.
- Floor LevellingRefitting a unit off Budds Lane or laying LVT in a Romsey house? We level uneven floors with self levelling compound to SR1 or SR2.
- Latex ScreedOverboarded kitchens and old quarry tiles in Romsey's older buildings need a thin, smooth base for vinyl. Latex screed gives one.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding after a Frobisher Industrial Centre unit refit or old vinyl coming up in Romsey: high spots, glue and paint removed.
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 Romsey.
Pump access and pour timing across Romsey
A screed pour sits in the middle of a build, and it only goes well if the trades either side are ready. Before we arrive, the room has to be weathertight, with its windows and outside doors in and any wet plaster done. Where the floor will be heated, the pipes are your heating installer's job: they lay and pressure test them before our visit.
Access decides the rest. The mixer and pump get set up on the road or your drive, and a line of hose runs from them into the room being floored. A house with its own drive makes that simple; the pedestrianised Market Place, remodelled in 2019, and any street with tight parking need planning. Tell us about restrictions, shared passages and steps when you ask for a price.
Not every tired floor has to come out. If the existing floor is sound but uneven, levelling compound over the old floor may be enough, and it is quicker and cheaper than a new screed.
Business units are priced as their own kind of job. Budds Lane is Romsey's main industrial corridor, with Greatbridge Business Park and the Frobisher Industrial Centre along it, and the Abbey Industrial Estate adds more warehouse and workshop units. When a unit is refitted or changes hands, commercial screeding for units and warehouses covers preparation, repairs and new screeds.
Screeding prices for Romsey 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 Romsey
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 Romsey
Romsey is about 52.7 miles south-west of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including SO51 and SO16. The nearest towns to it are Totton (4.9 miles), Eastleigh (6.5 miles), Southampton (7.2 miles) and Winchester (9.6 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Romsey include Cupernham, Halterworth, Harefield, Lower Ratley and Upper Ratley.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
