Latex over old tiles and plywood in Royal Wootton Bassett
Detached houses are 28% of Royal Wootton Bassett's homes, and together with the semis they make up most of the town. Strip out a bathroom or kitchen in one built in the 1970s, 1980s or 1990s and the floor beneath is rarely one material. There may be ceramic tiles under one run of units, a patch of screed where a wall was taken out, and timber upstairs. Latex screed is made for that kind of mixed base.
The mix is a cement based powder with a latex liquid added in place of water. The latex makes the layer tougher and a little more flexible than a water mixed compound, and helps it bond to smooth or awkward surfaces once the correct primer is on.
Old tiles can often stay put. Each one is tapped to find any that sound hollow, loose tiles are lifted and the gaps filled, then the surface is degreased, primed and covered with a few millimetres of latex so grout lines and tile edges do not show through vinyl.
On timber, latex never goes onto bare boards. The boards are fixed down and overboarded with flooring grade plywood, screwed at close centres, and the latex is spread over that.
Concrete carrying old adhesive is the third case. A thin film that is bonded hard may take a primer and a latex coat over it. Anything thick, soft or patchy has to be removed, usually by grinding the concrete back.
Checks before latex in Royal Wootton Bassett homes
Before any latex is mixed, the base is checked for three things that a thin compound cannot put right.
Movement comes first. If boards spring underfoot, the layer will crack along the joints. The fix is structural: extra screws, packing or noggins, then plywood. Only a stiff floor gets latex.
Damp is next. Rear extensions are a common project across the town, so one ground floor can join older and newer concrete, and the older part may lack a working membrane. A high moisture reading means finding its cause before any smoothing layer goes on, because latex does not stop moisture coming through.
Level is the third. Latex is a smoothing coat a few millimetres thick. A kitchen floor that drops towards the back door, or a step where an extension meets the house, needs a deeper levelling layer first; levelling a Royal Wootton Bassett floor explains how that is judged.
Finally, the primer has to suit the base. Plywood, glazed tiles, sand and cement and calcium sulphate each take a different one, and a calcium sulphate screed must have its laitance sanded off and be primed before latex. With those steps done, the finish sits on a base that will hold it. Five miles or so to the east, we also lay latex floors in Swindon.
How we price latex screed in Royal Wootton Bassett
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 Royal Wootton Bassett
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Latex Screed from Slough to Royal Wootton Bassett
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 54.3 miles from Royal Wootton Bassett, which lies to the west. Postcodes here include SN4, and Swindon (5.3 miles), Calne (8.4 miles), Chippenham (10.7 miles) and Cirencester (12.4 miles) are close by.
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