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Liquid Screed Contractors in Royal Wootton Bassett

We pump liquid screed into rear extensions, open-plan kitchens and larger floors across Royal Wootton Bassett. It flows level from the hose, so a wide room is poured in one visit and is walkable within 24 to 48 hours. What makes it relevant here is the age of the housing: most homes date from the late twentieth century, and extending them usually means a big new floor that has to meet the existing one exactly.

Extension floors for Royal Wootton Bassett semis

Semis make up 36% of homes in Royal Wootton Bassett, and a single storey rear extension is one of the usual ways to get more room out of one. Its floor normally carries straight on into the kitchen, so it must stay flat over a wide area and come out at the house's own level. That is the kind of floor a pumped screed is made for.

The screed arrives already mixed, then goes down a hose to the room, where it settles level by itself. Nobody has to hand trowel a big area, and it needs far less jointing than a traditional floor. Laid floating on insulation in a home, liquid starts at around 35mm against 65mm for sand and cement, so matching the existing floor height often needs less digging.

It can be brought to SR1 or SR2 without much difficulty, which counts if large tiles or LVT are planned. Foot traffic is usually fine from 24 to 48 hours, though it takes longer before it is dry enough for flooring.

There are two broad types, one made with calcium sulphate and one made with cement, and the cement version is the one for rooms that might get wet. Tell us about the room, whether it is in Woodshaw, Vastern, Coped Hall, Noremarsh or Beaufort Park, and we will suggest which. If heating pipes are going in, read about screed for heated floors.

Pump access and drying from Woodshaw to Noremarsh

When we pump, the mixer and pump sit on your drive or the road, and the hose goes to the room. How clear the route is matters more than how long it is: through a side gate, down a passage or through the house, with protection laid as it goes. Mention any parking restrictions outside when you send the details.

Upstairs is reachable with the same hose, so a first floor flat or a new room above a garage is fine provided the way up is clear.

Between 2000 and 2014 the town added 17% of its current homes. If a house like that already has liquid screed on the ground floor, an extension is usually straightforward, because the new floor can copy the existing build-up.

Drying is where dates slip. Allow roughly one day per millimetre while the floor is under 40mm, and more for each millimetre beyond, which means a thin liquid floor is ready for flooring well before a deep one. The guide to how long screed takes to dry explains testing before anything is laid. We also pump liquid floors in Swindon.

Liquid Screed prices in Royal Wootton Bassett

Liquid screed: £24 to £31 per m² supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026), so £960 to £1,240 for 40 m². MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide or screed calculator.

Who lays your liquid screed in Royal Wootton Bassett

Wide view of a finished screed hallway in a timber framed build
Wide view of a finished screed hallway in a timber framed build.

K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.

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Liquid 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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FAQs

Liquid Screed in Royal Wootton Bassett: your questions

Is liquid screed better than sand and cement for an extension?

For a broad, open extension floor, quite often. It goes down faster, finishes flatter, can be laid thinner and surrounds heating pipes completely. Wet rooms, very small spaces and floors needing a cement base are still better in sand and cement. On 2026 UK price figures, liquid costs £24 to £31 per m² and sand and cement £18 to £25.

How long until I can tile a liquid screed floor in Royal Wootton Bassett?

Walking is fine once 24 to 48 hours have passed; tiling, though, has to wait until the screed is dry enough, and that turns on the depth, the ventilation and whether the heating can be used to help. A calcium sulphate floor also needs the laitance on its surface sanded away first. We go by a moisture test, not a date.

Can liquid screed be pumped through a house to the back garden extension?

Yes. The hose can run through a hallway or along a side passage, with floors and doorways protected on the way. A side gate or direct access to the garden is easier, so let us know the route when you ask for a price. The pump itself stays on the drive or road.

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