Matching screed to Ware's post-war estates and historic centre
Census 2021 counted 19,631 people in the Ware built-up area. Most of their homes are post-war and late 20th century semis, estate houses and flats, and 35% of all homes were built between 1945 and 1972.
Houses of that age typically need one of three jobs. Build out at the back of a Ware semi and whatever goes down in the extension must sit level with the rooms you already have. A garage conversion needs its low, rough slab brought up to house level. And an old sand and cement screed that has hollowed or cracked needs taking up and relaying. For open extensions, pumped liquid screed lays a flat floor in one visit. For relaying a failed floor, a small room or a garage, traditional sand and cement is usually the practical choice. Planning warm floors in that new room? Look at screeding over heating pipes before any pipework is laid.
The historic centre is different. Ware keeps 202 listed buildings, including a run of timber-framed houses on Crib Street. Floors in buildings like these need a lighter touch, with breathable build-ups and thin levelling layers agreed with the conservation officer before any work starts. A heavy cement screed is often the wrong answer.
Flats from the 1970s onwards bring a third kind of job: the floor is sound but uneven, and needs smoothing with levelling compound before new vinyl, LVT or tiles.
Homes in Ware at a glance
The most common home in Ware is a semi-detached house (33%), ahead of flats at 31%. The largest share of its housing, 35%, was built between 1945 and 1972, and 27% between 1973 and 1999.
| Homes in Ware | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 13% |
| Semi-detached houses | 33% |
| Terraced houses | 21% |
| Flats | 31% |
| Built before 1919 | 12% |
| Built 1919 to 1944 | 9% |
| Built 1945 to 1972 | 35% |
| Built 1973 to 1999 | 27% |
| Built since 2000 | 18% |
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 Ware built-up area (E63004324).
Screeding services in Ware
- Liquid ScreedWide rear extensions on Ware's post-war semis suit pumped liquid screed: level in one visit, walkable in 24 to 48 hours.
- Sand and Cement ScreedHollow and cracked old screeds in Ware's post-war semis and estate houses are relaid by hand in sand and cement.
- Underfloor Heating ScreedExtensions and garage conversions in Ware with underfloor heating need proper pipe cover and a gradual first warm-up.
- Anhydrite & Flow ScreedWare apartment floors and new build plots often specify anhydrite screed. We pour the stated CA grade and handle laitance and testing.
- Floor LevellingWare flats built from the 1970s onwards often need levelling before LVT, vinyl or tiles.
- Latex ScreedRefitting a kitchen in a Ware semi or a 1970s flat? Thin latex screed over sound tiles or overboarded timber suits vinyl and LVT.
- Concrete Floor GrindingWare garages, extension joins and glue-covered slabs: concrete floor grinding back to sound concrete, 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 Ware.
Planning a pour in Ware, from pump to programme
Screed sits midway through a build, so its date hangs on the trades ahead of it. The shell has to keep the rain out, the wet plastering has to be done and any heating pipework has to be down and pressure tested. Drying comes after the pour and before any flooring, and it is the part of the timetable people most often try to cut short. Put the screed date in the diary first and plan the kitchen fitter and tiler around it.
For a pumped floor, the mixer and pump need space on the road or drive within reach of the door. If there is a drive, that part is easy. Where parking is tight, tell us about restrictions, narrow access or shared entrances when you ask for a price. Hand-laid sand and cement needs no pump at all, which can settle the choice on a small room.
Postcodes here include SG12, and we also cover nearby Hertford and Hoddesdon. Ware's commercial buildings, including the large GSK manufacturing and research plants, fall under our commercial screeding service, where the work is usually preparing the screed that sits under a specialist finish.
Screeding prices for Ware 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 Ware
K & B Screeding’s own team, led by director Donatas Bardisevicius. Founded 2019, company 12298780.
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Reaching Ware
Ware is about 32.7 miles north-east of our Slough base as the crow flies, with postcodes including SG12. The nearest towns to it are Hertford (2.2 miles), Hoddesdon (3.9 miles), Harlow (6.4 miles) and Welwyn Garden City (7.4 miles).
See our screeding services for every screed type we lay.