Removing material to level a concrete floor?

[bristolbaron]

The bottom floor of our house is part concrete/ part floorboards. The hallway is level to the floorboards, but as you go through to the kitchen, there's a small step. This small hallway then smooths out back to general floor level and the kitchen itself is the same level as the hallway.

My initial research leads me to think I need someone to dig out the step, scarify the floor and then level the whole lot. I'd like to cover it all in something like Karndean at a later date, but budget might only allow for a more basic option for now. I'm thinking whatever I do I might as well have it all ready now though.

Who do i call for this sort of thing? A screeder? Should I be considering underfloor heating for the kitchen at the same time? The water main runs somewhere under the kitchen floor so I'm a bit nervous about going too far with it!

Cheers

Baz

Edited by bristolbaron on Monday 26th June 23:49

[227bhp]

bristolbaron said:

Who do i call for this sort of thing?

Nick Knowles?

[bristolbaron]

227bhp said:

Nick Knowles?

Haha.. there's been numerous times so far where I've thought I could do with a full sos team! Loving doing the work myself though, if time wasn't against me I'd learn my way through every last job.

[CrutyRammers]

Yep, you want a flooring specialist who does screeds and self levelling compounds and stuff.

[Grandad Gaz]

If you are having something like karndean at a later date, then you will need 10mm ply laid over the old floor boards.

Something to bear in mind when you level the old concrete.

[seeby]

As said previously, you need a floorlayer who can lay 6mm ply over the boards and then lose that step with latex smoothing compound using the correct material in the right areas . A free flowing mix on the existing screeded areas ,also need priming first and use a fibremix suitable for the wood areas ,all smoothed in with a coat of feather finish filler will leave ready for Karndean or similar.