Thin latex layers for Warwick townhouses and terraces
Warwick's Georgian and older townhouses rarely have height to spare above the floor. Doors, stairs, hearths and old joinery leave almost no space for a build-up, so anything laid on top is measured in millimetres. That is where latex screed fits.
The material is a two part compound. A bag of cement based powder is stirred into a latex liquid, which does the job water would normally do, giving a layer that bonds strongly and copes with a little movement. It is laid thin, normally a few millimetres, and the surface it leaves is smooth enough for sheet vinyl or lino not to show the joints beneath.
The bases it suits are awkward ones. Floorboards once they are screwed down and covered with flooring grade plywood, but never the bare boards themselves. Old ceramic or quarry tiles that are still firmly stuck. Concrete that is sound but rough. Hard, thin adhesive left after carpet comes up, once it has the right primer.
Anywhere in Warwick, Bridge End and Cliff Hill included, a bathroom or kitchen refit can uncover two or three of these surfaces in one room. Covering them with one latex layer gives the new floor a single, even base.
Where the floor needs more than a few millimetres, our Warwick floor levelling page explains compound depths and flatness classes, and a deeper fix is covered under bonded screed.
Checks before latex goes down in Warwick
Latex will only be as good as the floor under it, so three checks come first.
Movement. A bouncy timber floor cracks any thin layer, however flexible the mix. Loose boards are fixed and the floor is stiffened and overboarded before we pour.
Moisture. Latex does not cure damp. Homes built before 1919 are 8% of Warwick's stock, and an old solid floor of that age may have no damp proof membrane at all. If readings are high, the floor is rebuilt, usually with a new sand and cement floor, before any finish is considered.
Level. A floor that is badly out across the room needs a screed or a levelling pour first; latex smooths, it does not lift.
Priming is the last step before mixing. Each base gets its own primer: one for timber, another for tiles, another for concrete. Calcium sulphate screeds must have their laitance removed and be primed before latex goes on, whatever the age of the building.
For small areas of damaged screed found during the checks, see screed repairs.
How we price latex screed in Warwick
A fixed written price within 24 hours, once we know the area and the base. See our floor screeding cost guide.
Who lays your latex screed in Warwick
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.
Latex Screed from Slough to Warwick
On the map, Warwick sits north-west of Slough, about 65.8 miles from our base in a straight line (postcodes including CV34), next to Royal Leamington Spa (2.3 miles), Kenilworth (4.1 miles), Stratford-upon-Avon (8 miles) and Coventry (9.3 miles).
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