Levelling city centre flats and Salisbury homes
Any flaw in the base comes through a thin finish. Sheet vinyl and LVT show ridges, and large tiles rock or crack on an uneven floor. In a flat, the base is often an old screed or slab with patches, leftover adhesive and uneven joins, and a thin coat is needed to bring it flat.
BS 8204 uses a 2m straightedge to measure flatness. The tolerance under it is 3mm at SR1, 5mm at SR2 and 10mm at SR3. Many thin sheet finishes insist on SR1, so a floor that is fine under carpet can still fail for vinyl.
Most compound work falls in the 2mm to 10mm range, though some products go deeper. The base is cleaned first, then primed to suit what it is: concrete, sand and cement, calcium sulphate or an existing floor.
Flats in the city centre may also need an acoustic floor build-up so footsteps are not heard below. That build-up and the levelling coat have to be designed together so the finished floor lands at the right height.
In houses, the join between an older floor and an extension is the usual trouble. Homes from 1973 to 1999 are 22% of Salisbury's stock, and any house that has been extended may have a slight step or slope at the join. A thin coat over both removes it.
Where it would take more than about 10mm to flatten a floor, or the floor is cracked and loose, it needs a new screed; thick compound tends to crack and lose its bond. That route starts on the liquid screed page for Salisbury.
Shop refits at The Maltings and Old George Mall
Each time a shop in The Maltings or Old George Mall changes hands, the old covering is lifted and leaves adhesive, patches and damaged screed. The incoming tenant wants a base that is flat and sound for their flooring, usually against a tight deadline.
The order of work runs preparation, repair, primer, then compound. Old adhesive and weak material come off, sometimes by grinding, which falls under our floor preparation work. Damaged patches of screed are cut out and made good, then the floor is primed and levelled. Quick drying compound means the fitters are not left waiting long for the flooring stage.
Offices and units on the small business park along the north edge of Old Sarum Airfield get the same treatment when they are refitted. If a floor there is badly damaged and not simply uneven, repairing the screed has to come before any levelling.
Shop fitters should give us the opening date when they ask for a price. We plan back from it, allowing for strip-out, repairs, priming, compound and drying, so the flooring contractor arrives to a ready floor. We also level shop and office floors in nearby Andover.
How we price floor levelling in Salisbury
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who levels your floor in Salisbury
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Floor Levelling from Slough to Salisbury
On the map, Salisbury sits west-south-west of Slough, about 59.2 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including SP1, SP2 and SP5), next to Amesbury (7 miles), Tidworth (13.1 miles), Verwood (13.5 miles) and Romsey (14.1 miles).
More on floor levelling, part of our screeding services. Not sure whether you need a thin compound or a full flowing screed? See self levelling screed explained.