Levelling Tewkesbury's post-war and extended homes
Homes built between 1945 and 1972 make up 32% of Tewkesbury's stock. By now, many of their floors have been patched, partly relaid or joined to a newer extension, and the result is a surface that rocks under a straightedge or steps up at the old back wall. Hallways and kitchens that run through into a newer room are the usual trouble spots.
Thin sheet and plank finishes show every dip. LVT and vinyl need a floor that meets SR1, which allows no more than 3mm under a 2m straightedge. Big tiles and engineered boards need much the same flatness. Self levelling compound normally sorts it out, going down from around 2mm to about 10mm thick, and deeper with certain products.
Before compound is poured, the base is primed, and which primer depends on what that base is. Concrete, hand-laid screed, calcium sulphate screed and old tiles each want their own primer, and a mismatch can make the compound come away.
Sometimes compound will not solve it. Pouring it thick over a loose or hollow floor, or one further out than the product allows, only hides the fault, and the result can crack and lift. In that case we will say honestly that it needs a new screed, and the sand and cement screed in Tewkesbury page explains the alternative. For very thin finishing layers, see latex screed.
Refit floors at Northway and Ashchurch units
The industrial estates at Northway and Ashchurch, alongside MoD Ashchurch, hold the town's main employment land, and units there are refitted when tenants change. Trouble usually starts underfoot. Old adhesive, carpet tile residue, patch repairs and trench lines left by services all show through new vinyl or carpet tiles.
The work usually runs in three steps. First, the old finish and adhesive are removed and the base checked for soundness. Second, the surface is primed for its type. Third, a fast drying levelling compound is poured to bring the whole area flat, so the flooring contractor can often start soon after.
Where a concrete slab is stained, uneven or covered in old coatings, concrete floor grinding may be needed before levelling. As the Garden Town plans add more than 100 hectares of employment land east of Tewkesbury, new warehouse and workshop floors will be screeded rather than levelled.
For a whole-town overview of screeds, see floor screeding in Tewkesbury. For a job in Cirencester, see floor levelling in Cirencester.
How we price floor levelling in Tewkesbury
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who levels your floor in Tewkesbury
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.
Floor Levelling from Slough to Tewkesbury
On the map, Tewkesbury sits west-north-west of Slough, about 72.3 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including GL20), next to Cheltenham (7.2 miles), Gloucester (9.6 miles), Evesham (11.3 miles) and Stroud (17.3 miles).
More on floor levelling, part of our screeding services. Not sure whether you need a thin compound or a full flowing screed? See self levelling screed explained.
