Levelling floors under Thatcham kitchen refits
A new kitchen usually comes with a new floor, and modern finishes show every flaw beneath them. Click LVT flexes over a hollow, large format tiles rock on a hump, and sheet vinyl telegraphs every trowel mark. To measure flatness, a 2m straightedge goes on the floor. Under SR2 the biggest gap allowed is 5mm, under SR1 it is 3mm, and a lot of thin sheet finishes need SR1.
Compound is how an existing floor reaches that standard. A typical pour is 2mm to 10mm, while some products are made for thicker layers. First the kitchen floor gets a clean and a coat of primer matched to what lies beneath, be it concrete, sand and cement, an existing floor or calcium sulphate. Pick the wrong one and the compound can lift later on.
The join between the original house and an older extension is a frequent problem spot. The two floors were laid years apart and rarely meet exactly, so a feathered strip of compound across the threshold brings them into one plane.
Compound will not fix every floor, though. Where the base is cracked, loose or hollow, or dips further than compound can fill, pouring deep only invites cracking and debonding. Then the honest advice is to repair it or lay a new sand and cement floor. For patches and cracks in an otherwise sound screed, see screed repairs.
Office and unit refits around Colthrop
Colthrop, on the A4 near Thatcham station, has industrial estates ranging from small local firms to large distribution centres, including Colthrop Business Park and the units along Colthrop Way. When a unit changes hands, the office space and trade counter usually get new carpet tiles or vinyl, and the floor under the old finish is rarely ready for them.
Adhesive residue, old screed patches and small level changes between rooms all need dealing with first. The base is cleaned or ground back, primed and then levelled with compound to a flat, even surface. Where the old slab needs more than cleaning, our concrete floor grinding service opens the surface and removes coatings.
A fast drying compound helps keep a Colthrop fit-out on programme, as the next trade can often get on soon afterwards, subject to the product sheet. That matters on a commercial programme where the tenant wants access by a fixed date.
Flats make up 12% of Thatcham's homes, and upper floor flats bring their own levelling jobs, where an uneven screed has to be made flat enough for LVT without adding much height at the door. Similar work in the neighbouring town is covered by floor levelling in Newbury.
How we price floor levelling in Thatcham
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 Thatcham
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 Thatcham
As the crow flies, our yard in Slough is about 27.9 miles from Thatcham, which lies to the west-south-west. Postcodes here include RG19, and Newbury (2.8 miles), Tadley (5.7 miles), Basingstoke (11.9 miles) and Reading (12.8 miles) are close by.
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.
