Which screed suits which part of Slough
Census 2021 counted 55,762 households across built-up Slough, and the floor work they need splits fairly neatly by the sort of house each one lives in.
Semis make up 30% of homes, and the town's inter-war and 1950s semis are the classic candidates for a rear extension with an open kitchen. Pumped liquid screed is the natural fit for a big knocked-through room like that, and if pipes are going in, read up on heated floor screeds for how much cover the pipes need and how slowly to bring the heat up. Where the new extension floor sits higher or lower than the original, floor levelling with compound can bring the two flush.
Worn floors in older terraces are often levelled before tiles or LVT go down. Where a kitchen sits on a failed old solid floor, or a bathroom is becoming a wet room, hand-laid sand and cement screed is the better fit.
Then there are the flats. Conversions and refurbishments call for floating and acoustic screeds, and new apartment blocks, such as those at Horlicks Quarter, are built around screeded floors over insulation. If a drawing for a new flat quotes a calcium sulphate code, our page on anhydrite flow screed in Slough explains it.
Slough grew by absorbing its neighbours: Langley and Cippenham joined in 1930, Britwell and Wexham Court came from Buckinghamshire in 1974, and Colnbrook with Poyle followed in 1995. Across all of them, and in Chalvey, Salt Hill, Upton and Brands Hill, the same three questions apply: how old is the floor, what is under it, and what finish is going on top.
Homes in Slough at a glance
The most common home in Slough is a flat (32%), ahead of semi-detached houses at 30%. By age, 31% of properties date from 1945 and 1972, the biggest single group, with 22% built between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Slough | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 12% |
| Semi-detached houses | 30% |
| Terraced houses | 25% |
| Flats | 32% |
| Built before 1919 | 6% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 20% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 31% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 22% |
| Built since 2000 | 21% |
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 Slough built-up area (E63004918).
Screeding services in Slough
- Liquid ScreedFrom our Lynch Hill Lane yard we pump liquid screed up communal stairs to Slough flats and across inter-war semi extensions. Walk on it in a day or two.
- Sand and Cement ScreedWorn floors in older terraces, wet rooms and garage conversions: hand-laid sand and cement screed in Slough.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedHeated extensions on Slough's inter-war and 1950s semis need the right pipe cover.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedAnhydrite flow screed for Slough apartment blocks such as Horlicks Quarter, poured to the CA grade specified and ready to test.
- Floor LevellingShop refits at Queensmere and units on Slough Trading Estate need flat floors for LVT and tiles.
- Latex ScreedOld quarry tiles, glue lines and overboarded timber in Slough refits need a smooth face. Latex screed laid by our own Slough team.
- Concrete Floor GrindingConcrete floor grinding for Slough Trading Estate units left with paint and glue when re-let, diamond ground with dust extraction.
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 Slough.
Pour timing, access and Slough Trading Estate units
With the yard on Lynch Hill Lane, a Slough job is close to home for the crew and the pump, which makes it easier to fit a pour to the day a site is actually ready. Readiness still matters. By pour day we need the windows and roof on, the plasterers gone, and any heating pipework already pressure tested by your engineer. After the pour, flooring waits for the screed to dry, so book the kitchen and flooring fitters around that window.
Access is the other practical point. The hose only stretches so far, so the mixer and pump need a spot near your front door. A semi with a drive is usually simple, while a street with cars parked along both kerbs needs more thought, so mention any restrictions when you ask for a price.
Beyond the housing, Slough has a busy commercial side. Slough Trading Estate holds around 400 businesses in a mix of older and replacement units, so floor preparation, concrete repair and high strength screeds all come up as units change hands. In the centre, the Queensmere Shopping Centre and the Heart of Slough schemes bring retail and mixed-use floor work. For units and shop floors like these, see screeding for commercial buildings.
Screeding prices for Slough 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 Slough
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.
Where we work in Slough
Our yard is on Lynch Hill Lane in Britwell, in the SL2 part of Slough, so every Slough postcode (SL1, SL3 and SL2) is on our doorstep. The closest towns around it are Windsor (2.1 miles), Maidenhead (5.6 miles), Egham (5.7 miles) and Staines-upon-Thames (6.3 miles). Neighbourhoods we cover in Slough include Brands Hill, Britwell, Burnham, Chalvey and Cippenham.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
