Liquid screed for Toothill and Freshbrook extensions
When a 1970s or 1980s house in Toothill or Freshbrook loses an internal wall or gains a rear extension, the result is often one wide floor that has to sit level with the rooms around it. That is exactly the floor a liquid screed handles well. It is pumped straight from the mixer through a hose and levels itself, so a whole kitchen and dining space can be poured in a day rather than laid bay by bay.
Flatness counts in its favour too. Poured this way, a floor can readily reach SR1 or SR2, so a 2m straightedge laid on it shows a gap of 3mm or 5mm at most, which is what large tiles, LVT and engineered wood want. Low shrinkage means a long open room needs much less jointing than the same floor laid by hand.
In a house, with the screed floating on insulation, plan on about 35mm as the starting depth. Over heating pipes, the cover needs to be at least 25mm, giving a total of 45 to 50mm. You can have it in a calcium sulphate or a cement based mix. Which one goes in depends on the room and the finish, and anywhere likely to get wet takes the cement based version.
Newer homes suit it too. New houses across the Wichel quarters, Abbey Meads and Priory Vale go in with their underfloor heating set in liquid screed. With flats making up 20% of Swindon's homes, apartment floors are another natural fit. For a wider look at the choice, read liquid screed against sand and cement.
Getting the pump to a Swindon room
Our mixer and pump stay outdoors, and a hose carries the screed through the house to the room. A drive or a parking space close to the front door keeps the setup short. Where a house has no off-street parking, as with many terraces, the hose may have to run along a pavement or through a side passage, so mention any permit zones or narrow access when you send details.
Upper floors are not a barrier. The hose can be carried up a stairwell or through a window to reach a first floor room or an apartment, provided there is a clear route. Our page on screed pumping explains how the pump setup works on tighter sites.
You can normally step onto the new floor 24 to 48 hours after the pour. Drying right through is slower. Count on roughly one day for each millimetre up to 40mm and longer per millimetre after that, with ventilation and room temperature making a difference. Our guide to how long screed takes to dry sets out the detail. Outside the town, we also pour liquid screed in Royal Wootton Bassett.
Liquid Screed prices in Swindon
Liquid screed: £24 to £31 per m² supplied and laid (MyJobQuote, August 2026), so £960 to £1,240 for 40 m². MyJobQuote does not say whether these figures include VAT. See our floor screeding cost guide or screed calculator.
Who lays your liquid screed in Swindon
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Liquid Screed from Slough to Swindon
Swindon is about 49.2 miles west of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including SN1, SN25, SN5 and SN3. The nearest towns to it are Royal Wootton Bassett (5.3 miles), Calne (12.8 miles), Cirencester (13.3 miles) and Wantage (15.6 miles).
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