Choosing a screed for Sudbury's mix of homes
Census 2021 counted 23,922 people in the Sudbury built-up area, and terraced houses make up 31% of its homes, as large a share as the semis. That means a good number of floors sit inside a terrace rather than on an open plot.
Those older terraced streets have a known problem. When the floor is lifted there is often no damp proof membrane at all, so the repair is never just a new top layer. A membrane, insulation and a fresh screed go in together, and for that kind of dig-out a hand-laid sand and cement screed for older Sudbury floors handles small rooms and awkward thresholds well.
Newer houses and larger ground floors suit a different approach. A wide kitchen extension or a new open-plan room can take a pumped liquid screed poured in a day, which settles flat without hand compaction. Planning heating pipes under that new floor? Read screed laid over heating pipes first, as it sets out how much screed must sit above them and how long to wait before the heating runs.
If the drawings for a block of flats, or any other job, call for a set calcium sulphate grade, the page on anhydrite flow screed in Sudbury go through the grades, the laitance and the moisture testing. And where a floor is sound but uneven, the answer is usually a thin compound, not a new screed. That works on a sound base before LVT or tiles, as long as the floor is no more than about 10mm out.
Homes in Sudbury at a glance
Of the 10,521 households in Sudbury, 31% live in semi-detached houses and 31% in terraced houses. The largest group of homes here was built between 1945 and 1972 (33%), and a further 26% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Sudbury | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 24% |
| Semi-detached houses | 31% |
| Terraced houses | 31% |
| Flats | 13% |
| Built before 1919 | 15% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 4% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 33% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 26% |
| Built since 2000 | 22% |
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 Sudbury built-up area (E63003805).
Screeding services in Sudbury
- Liquid ScreedNewer Sudbury homes and big kitchen extensions suit pumped liquid screed: self levelling, dense and walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedOlder Sudbury terraces often hide floors with no damp proof membrane. We dig out, insulate and hand lay sand and cement screed in CO10.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedPost-war Sudbury houses taking on heated extensions need the right cover over the pipes. We screed over wet underfloor heating in CO10.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedSudbury flats and new plots can call for a specified calcium sulphate grade. We pour CA-C20-F4 to CA-C30-F6 anhydrite in CO10.
- Floor LevellingUneven old solid floors and extension joins in Sudbury levelled with self levelling compound, ready for LVT, tiles or wood.
- Latex ScreedOverboarded timber or old quarry tiles in a Sudbury refit? A thin latex screed readies a CO10 floor for vinyl or LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingA ridge where a Sudbury extension slab meets the old floor, or glue left under vinyl: concrete floor grinding 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 Sudbury.
Planning a pour around a Sudbury build
On a Sudbury build the screed arrives halfway through the job. It goes down after the walls, windows and roof are in and the building is weathertight, and before plastering is finished and joinery is fitted. Booking it too early leaves it exposed to rain; booking it too late holds up the flooring.
Drying then sets the pace. Count on about one day for each millimetre of a floating screed up to 40mm deep, with the rest drying slower still, which leaves a 65mm traditional floor weeks away from its tiles or boards. Pumped liquid screed is quicker underfoot, safe to cross a day or two after pouring (24 to 48 hours), though whoever lays your final floor still waits longer than that.
Next, think about how the mixer or pump gets near your front door. Where parking is on the road, a mixer or pump still needs space close to the house. Telling us about parking, the route to the room and any shared passage at the quote stage lets us plan hose runs and deliveries.
Because Sudbury is a longer trip from Slough, we group the preparation, membrane and screed into as few visits as the job allows. If the existing floor needs breaking out or cleaning up first, our floor preparation service can be priced alongside.
Screeding prices for Sudbury 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 Sudbury
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 Sudbury
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 68.7 miles from Sudbury, which lies to the east-north-east. Postcodes here include CO10, and Halstead (7.8 miles), Colchester (12.6 miles), Haverhill (12.9 miles) and Braintree (13.5 miles) are close by. Neighbourhoods we cover in Sudbury include Ballingdon, Chilton and Great Cornard.
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.
