Awkward bases under Stroud kitchen and bathroom refits
An old floor is often a patchwork. One room may be concrete, the next tiled, with filled patches where a fireplace or a wall once stood. The surface rolls rather than dips, and lino or vinyl laid straight onto it shows every bump.
Where that floor is firm and dry, a latex layer only a few millimetres deep gives a smooth, continuous skin while raising the floor very little. That counts in an older house, where the front door, the bottom stair and the hearth all fix the finished height, and a thick build-up would leave a step at each of them.
Preparation decides the result. Loose material comes up and the surface is cleaned of dust, grease and soft residue. Each surface then gets a primer suited to it, one kind for glazed tile and another for porous concrete. Only then is the latex mixed and spread, worked across the room until it settles to a smooth face.
Later houses are usually a simpler base. Homes built from 1973 to 1999 make up 22% of Stroud's stock, and once a kitchen refit in one of those has lifted the old covering, any remaining adhesive is checked, primed or ground back before the latex goes on. Where the question is a wider one, compound or a new screed for the whole floor, our Stroud floor levelling page covers it.
When a Stroud floor needs more than latex
Damp comes first. In the old stone terraces and weavers' cottages climbing the town's hillsides, solid floors frequently lack any membrane, and these buildings need to breathe. Seal one of those under latex and a vinyl sheet and moisture can gather beneath the finish, softening the adhesive and lifting the edges. We test before quoting, and a floor that is drawing damp needs a breathable finish or a rebuild rather than a skim.
Movement is the second check. Upstairs boards in older houses have often been lifted and relaid for wiring and pipes over the years. Latex cannot go straight onto them. Loose boards are screwed down, flooring grade plywood is fixed over the top, and only the plywood is latexed. If the floor still bounces after that, the joists need attention first.
Level is the third. A few millimetres of latex smooths a surface; it does not correct a floor that falls noticeably towards one wall or has sunk by the door. That calls for screed repairs or a new screed first.
A newer floor may turn out to be calcium sulphate screed. Its weak top skin has to be sanded away and the right primer brushed on before latex is spread. For a refit over in Cirencester, see our latex screed in Cirencester page.
How we price latex screed in Stroud
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 Stroud
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.
Latex Screed from Slough to Stroud
On the map, Stroud sits west-north-west of Slough, about 69.2 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including GL5, GL10 and GL6), next to Gloucester (8.3 miles), Cirencester (10.9 miles), Cheltenham (12.3 miles) and Yate (16.6 miles).
More on latex screed, part of our screeding services.
