Choosing a screed for Selsey's houses and bungalows
Census 2021 recorded 10,740 people in the Selsey built-up area. Their homes lean heavily towards houses rather than flats, and a large share date from the decades after the war. That mix produces a handful of typical floor jobs, and each one suits a different screed.
The first is the rear extension, garden room or knocked-through kitchen on a post-war detached house or bungalow. Those broad, open rooms are where liquid screed pumped in from the road earns its place: it levels itself across the whole space, and you can walk on it again 24 to 48 hours later. Where the new room will be heated, pipe cover and the warm-up schedule decide the result, so read about screed for underfloor heating in Selsey before the pipes are laid.
The second is the full ground floor refit. A 1950s or 1960s solid floor with nothing beneath it usually has to come out. We take the ground down, put down insulation boards and a damp membrane where there were none, then screed over the top, quite often over new heating pipes too. In small rooms, bathrooms and anywhere that may get wet, hand-laid sand and cement screed is normally the practical choice.
Some drawings name a calcium sulphate grade for the new floor. That material has its own rules on drying, sanding and testing, which our anhydrite page sets out.
The third job is the simplest. If the bungalow's concrete is solid and just wavy, a skim of self levelling compound can be enough before the new flooring, for far less money than a replacement floor.
Homes in Selsey at a glance
The most common home in Selsey is a detached house (41%), ahead of semi-detached houses at 33%. The largest share of its housing, 38%, was built between 1945 and 1972, and 27% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Selsey | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 41% |
| Semi-detached houses | 33% |
| Terraced houses | 12% |
| Flats | 12% |
| Built before 1919 | 7% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 13% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 38% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 27% |
| Built since 2000 | 14% |
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 Selsey built-up area (E63006700).
Screeding services in Selsey
- Liquid ScreedGarden rooms and wide extensions on Selsey's post-war homes suit pumped liquid screed, flat and walkable in a day or two.
- Sand and Cement ScreedDug-out solid floors, wet rooms and garages in Selsey homes often need hand-laid sand and cement screed.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedUnderfloor heating in Selsey's 1950s and 1960s homes often starts with a dig-out for insulation; we then screed over your pipes.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite flow screed for a Selsey new build or bungalow rebuild, poured to CA-C20-F4 up to CA-C30-F6 as specified.
- Floor LevellingFloor levelling for uneven old floors and humps where a Selsey extension meets the house, made ready for LVT, vinyl or tiles.
- Latex ScreedOld tiled kitchens and overboarded bathrooms in Selsey bungalows can take a thin latex screed before vinyl or LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding for Selsey extension slab lips and painted garage floors, so the surface is ready for levelling.
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 Selsey.
Getting a screed pump to Selsey along the B2145
Selsey is reached by one road, the B2145, which crosses Pagham Harbour at the point called the ferry. For a pumped pour that matters, because the mixer must arrive on time and every load uses the same route. We plan the delivery around it, and ask for parking details when you request a price: whether a lorry can stand on the drive or in the road, and how far the hose has to run to the door.
Timing within the build matters just as much. We want the roof on, the windows and outside doors in, and the wet plaster done before we pour. Any heating loops should be fixed and through their pressure test ahead of that day too. After the pour, the screed needs its drying time before any flooring is laid, and that depends on depth and screed type.
Near the sea, that drying stage deserves extra care. Damp and salt air make a proper membrane under the screed, and a fully dried floor above it, more important before vinyl, wood or tiles go down. If your old bungalow floor is coming out, we can also lay what goes under the screed through our insulation and damp membrane work. For holiday cottages, plan the drying period into the calendar early rather than squeezing it between bookings.
Screeding prices for Selsey 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 Selsey
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 Selsey
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 55.6 miles from Selsey, which lies to the south. Postcodes here include PO20, and Bognor Regis (6.4 miles), Chichester (7.2 miles), Emsworth (10.2 miles) and Havant (12.1 miles) are close by. Neighbourhoods we cover in Selsey include East Beach.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.