Floor levelling
Most floor finishes fail because of what was underneath them, not because of the finish. Large-format tile, vinyl and engineered timber all have a flatness tolerance, and an old floor almost never meets it.
Flat enough for what is going down
We use free-flowing self-levelling compounds and liquid screed to bring an existing floor within tolerance. On a commercial fit-out that is often the difference between the flooring contractor starting on the Monday and standing on site arguing about whose problem the deviation is.
When you need it
- Before large-format tile or stone, where lipping shows immediately
- Before vinyl or resin, which telegraph every dip
- On refurbishments where the existing slab has moved or been patched
- Where a new floor meets an old one and the levels have to run through
Questions we get asked
How flat does the floor need to be?
It is set by what is going down. Large-format tile and stone are the least forgiving — lipping shows immediately. Vinyl and resin telegraph every dip. The flooring manufacturer usually states a tolerance; work to that, not to a general idea of flat.
How much depth does levelling add?
A self-levelling compound can be a few millimetres; a liquid screed used for levelling is deeper. Ceiling heights often dictate the build-up available, and on a refurbishment a few millimetres can matter at a threshold, so it is worth checking the ceiling and door heights before we start.
Where we have done it
The Old Chapel, St Neots
40 m² of flowing screed placed and finished at 50 mm over underfloor heating, in a chapel conversion in Cambridgeshire.
- 40 m²
- 50 mm flowing screed
- Over UFH
Renovated farmhouse, Ruddington
104 m² of Agilia Horizontal flowing concrete in a renovated farmhouse at Ruddington, near Nottingham, finished flat to take carpet and tiles.
- 104 m²
- Agilia Horizontal
- No power floating
What clients say
A flat surface was required for the electronic golfing system to perform on and that is exactly what we got. Many thanks.
How far out is it?
If you have survey levels, send them. If not, a straight edge and a tape across the worst of it will do to start.
Or ring 01636 616388.
