SR2-standard flat floors ready for tile, vinyl, LVT, engineered timber, polished concrete or resin, no grinding, no remediation, no excuses from the next trade.
Floor levelling is the laying of a self-smoothing or liquid screed product to bring a substrate to a true, flat, finish-ready plane. Used both as a primary screed on new-build and as a levelling overlay on existing floors prior to a new finish going down.
Anyone laying a sensitive floor finish, tile, vinyl, LVT, engineered timber, polished concrete, resin. All of these require an SR2 substrate (typically ±3mm under a 2m straight-edge). Floor finish installers will refuse to start on out-of-tolerance floors, and rightly so.
New-build over insulation. Refurbishment over an old screed that has worn, cracked or sagged. Extensions where the new slab needs matching to the existing floor level. Commercial change-of-use where the existing floor was specified for a different finish than the new tenant wants.
Levelling looks like a thin overlay job until you realise the product, the thickness, the bond to substrate, the joint detailing and the dry-time all have to be right. We've remediated more failed DIY-store self-leveller jobs than we can count.
Floor finish installers don't accept rough substrates. Here's what happens when the levelling is wrong.
Out-of-flat substrate transfers straight into the tile. Lippage between tiles, cracked grout joints, and a finished floor that looks every bit as bad as the substrate beneath it.
Every bump and hollow in a substrate telegraphs through thin floor finishes within months. A floor that looked perfect on handover looks tired by spring.
Polished or resin finishes are the most unforgiving floor finishes of all. SR2 minimum substrate flatness is non-negotiable for these, and most existing floors don't get close.
Bagged self-smoothers from the merchant work for 5–10mm corrections. Liquid screed works for full pours. Putting one in the other's job creates failures.
Self-levellers and liquid screed both need primed substrates. Skip the primer and you get debonding within months.
Levelling a cracked, friable or contaminated substrate is futile. We check substrate first, remediate where needed, then level.
Call us with postcode, area and timing. We give you an indicative price on the spot, often within minutes.
For local jobs we visit, measure, and confirm specification for your floor levelling at no charge. Charges may apply for surveys further afield, agreed up front.
Written quotation in your inbox within one working day of the survey, confirming m² rate, mix design and a firm pour date. All quotes subject to site survey.
Our crew arrives on time with kit, pumps and labour. Continuous flow, level checks, and a clean handover at the end of shift.
Moisture testing on request and after-care guidance so the next trade can start with confidence.
±3mm under a 2m straight-edge, the standard every floor finish installer wants and every spec demands.
Liquid levelling pours up to 2,000m² per day. Self-smoothers correct localised areas in hours, not days.
Tile, vinyl, LVT, engineered timber, polished concrete, resin, every floor finish goes down without remediation.
Properly bonded and primed, the levelling layer is permanent, no telegraphing, no debonding, no return visits.
Cost of levelling once is a fraction of the cost of lifting and replacing a failed floor finish later.
Documented flatness check, primed and ready, sign-off so the floor finish installer can start on schedule.
Different floors need different levelling approaches. Here's how we decide.
Liquid screed (calcium sulphate or cementitious) for full pours from 25mm to 65mm. Self-smoothing compound (cementitious, polymer-modified) for thin overlay corrections from 2mm to 15mm. Choice depends on existing level variance, finish weight, and timeframe. We specify on the survey.
SR1 (±3mm under a 3m straight-edge), premium, used for specialist finishes. SR2 (±5mm under a 3m straight-edge, ±3mm typical), standard for most tile, vinyl, LVT, timber. SR3 (±10mm under a 3m straight-edge), utility floors only. We deliver SR2 as standard with SR1 available on specification.
All substrates checked, vacuumed, primed with the appropriate product (epoxy primer for sealed substrates, acrylic primer for porous). Joints filled, cracks taped, expansion joints carried up through the levelling layer to prevent reflective cracking.
Residential: tile-ready kitchens, vinyl-ready bathrooms, LVT-ready living spaces. Commercial: retail change-of-use, office refurbishment, gym and leisure floors with high point-load. Specification differs, we size and mix accordingly.
Self-smoothers typically accept overlay finishes at 24–48 hours. Full liquid screed levelling needs 7–14 days before floor finish, subject to moisture testing. We provide the timing schedule on handover so the next trade knows when they can start.
Real photos from recent South Wales floor levelling jobs, pump set-ups, pour days and finished floors.
Self-smoothing overlay typically £14–£22 per m² depending on thickness. Full liquid screed levelling £18–£28 per m². Quoted firm after site survey, no estimates.
From 2mm self-smoother corrections up to 65mm full liquid screed pours. We choose the right product for the variance and the loading.
Sometimes, depends on bond condition, finish type and overall build-up. We assess on survey. Often it's faster and more reliable to lift the existing finish first.
Properly primed, properly mixed, properly cured, no. Most levelling failures come from cutting corners on priming or skipping movement joints.
Self-smoothers typically 24–48 hours. Full liquid screed 7–14 days, subject to moisture testing.
Yes, we hand over with documented flatness check. SR2 as standard, SR1 available on spec.
Yes, supply mix design, delivery tickets, and flatness records for BC sign-off.
Yes, Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, Bridgend, Cwmbran, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Vale of Glamorgan, Hereford.
Tell us the postcode and the m². We give an indicative price on the call and firm it up in writing after a site survey.
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