Questions tagged [self-leveling-concrete]
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When would you use “hot mud” or setting joint compound for leveling concrete?
To my surprise (or ignorance) the bag of 'hot mud' I bought specifically says it can be used for :
leveling interior above grade concrete
When would this be an appropriate choice, and does it have ...
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Engineered hardwood over uneven basement subfloor?
I purchased a house 2 years ago with a partially unfinished basement but had all the supplies to finish. I am getting around to doing the flooring soon. I have nice oak engineered hardwood flooring ...
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Process and product to fix concrete slab surface issues prior to framing over them?
I have some issues with the slab that was poured for a garage, and I need to frame an interior wall over a bad area.
The slab was poured with a bit too much water (5.5 slump) on a hot day in July. I ...
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Should I level my basement floor if installing a subfloor?
I'd like to install a subfloor in my basement including that dimple stuff to allow moisture to dissipate. Currently, it has sheetrock walls and trim with painted concrete flooring, but that's it.
A ...
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Is it better to use thin-set or self-leveling concrete on top of a shower pan, mud-bed to improve the slope and make it smoother for final tile layer?
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I am looking to improve the smoothness of my my concrete mud-bed before I lay my thin-set and tile. The mud-bed has dried, but there are some dips and divots that make it difficult for me to ...
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Laying Stone on a unlevel concrete surface
first and foremost thanks for the help :)
I am in the process of redoing my porch and I have hit a road bump along the way. I am planning on laying real thick stone (as seen here) on the porch floor. ...
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about preparing concrete slab for leveling
I am preparing concrete slab surface for leveling it. I removed the tiles first, and grinded away the remaining thinset mostly nearby the boundary of tiles. Here is the picture of the current ...
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protect drywall from self-leveling cement pour?
I'm finishing my home basement, and I made the mistake of installing the drywall before deciding to level the concrete floor.
So I'm trying to determine whether or not I really need to protect the ...
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How to laser-level close to a surface
Many self-leveling lasers, including my Bosch GCL 2-160, have a limitation when used to level a ceiling or a floor: the horizontal laser beam often cannot get within several inches of the ceiling or ...
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self leveling layer with internal French drain
I am planning to pour a layer of self leveling sealant such as levelPro to level out my basement floor and cover / encase some possible problematic vinyl tiles.
It's an older house, and I believe it ...
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Pouring self-leveling cement to a given depth
I am renovating a bathroom and installing radiant heat under a tile floor. The subfloor and cement backer board were installed without considering the finished height of the floor. What is a good way ...
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Self leveling showing popped bubbles and small chunks
I did self leveling concrete in my basement as below
But some spots showing small holes, potentially from popped bubbles
And some have little pieces like chunks not mixed well
I plan to install ...
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Using self leveling cement in basement bathroom around drain
Should you a use self leveling product over the slope towards a drain in the concrete floor in basement bathroom? We are wanting to install luxury vinyl plank in the bathroom and most sites say to ...
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What are my options to level a concrete driveway?
I have quite an old house that was built in the 40s. During the heavy rain and winter seasons, I typically get large puddles of water in-front of my garage that seeps slowly through the weather strip. ...
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How to seal hardwood floor in preparation of self-leveling compound?
I'm planning to float laminate over my existing floor, but need to level it first. The floor area is very large, so it spans areas of the home that have differing subfloor materials: concrete, ...
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Leveling options for bumpy basement floor
I have a 125 year old townhouse with a large (700 sq ft) basement. We had waterproofing done (vapor barrier, perimeter drains, sump pumps) last year that dried everything out and made the space usable....
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How to fix chipped cement
I chipped the cement on my wall by accident.
What product can I use to easily fix that?
Do you think I can use Quikrete? It's going to be about 0F (or -17C) tonight. What do you think? Will the ...
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Minimum recommended thickness for self-leveling concrete topping (skim coat)
I'd like to resurface an already somewhat level but tarnished concrete floor with a self-leveling cement-based compound and to raise the floor level as little as possible; I've found compounds like ...
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How can I level a concrete floor in a basement room?
I have a room in the basement with a concrete floor that slopes 2" over 11 feet. It's finished in that it has drywall, but there is no flooring yet. I need to raise the floor to be level. The room ...
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Roll-on epoxy over self leveling concrete
Just started cleaning up my basement and trying to make some livable space for cheap.
Right now we just have the concrete floor from the foundation, It is not level and it is very rocky ( Not smooth ...
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How to keep water away from house from new concrete pad?
I am planning to build a concrete pad under my deck (8-10' clearance). I am concerned about water dripping down through my deck and collecting against my house. What tips/steps should I take to ...
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Fix uneven tile
My first tile job has not gone according to plan. This was my previous post on preparing the underlayment for the small mosaic tile.
I pulled up the OSB and replaced, re-secured the subfloor, ...
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SLC didn't self level
Ok here's the problem...
We are planning to lay ceramic tile in our kitchen. We stripped the old flooring off and down to the plywood subfloor. We secured all the plywood so there is no give to it. ...
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Levelling across multiple garden grids or concrete path tiles
I'm trying to create a level, sturdy space outdoors, where I can ultimately set up a heavy workbench with various tools. This needs to be 2.5m wide, and 1.0-1.2m deep, giving sufficient area to both ...
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Best way to cover basement tiles containing asbestos
I have a deteriorating tile floor in my basment, and I suspect that the tiles are VAT(Vinyl asbestos tiles). Regardless of the content of the floors, the deteriorating state of the tiles means I want ...
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How likely are polished concrete, decorative concrete overlay, or epoxy flooring to delaminate if our house floods?
Our house recently flooded and my wife and I are looking at different flooring options. We are considering concrete flooring but I have some questions about how likely each are to stand up to a new ...
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How should I lay ceramic tile in a room where one side slants?
I am going to replace the tile on my kitchen floor. Part of the kitchen floor (~25%) covers an area by a sliding glass door, that was added onto the kitchen. This area used to be a porch, and has ...
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Basement floor leveling guidance
I am finishing a basement roughly 900 sqft. The concrete slab for the most part is level, however, it does have some imperfections at some 18-20 high points (1/8" or less) and a couple of low areas. ...
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What's the best way to level this basement floor?
Goal:
Level basement slab in our 1905 Seattle home so I can install laminate flooring.
Existing floor:
21' x 25'
unreinforced rat slab
thickness varies from ~2" at rim to as little as 3/4" near ...
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How can I repair and level the settled edges of a basement slab?
What would be the correct way to level a basement floor that is this much uneven, so that I could build a sublfoor consisting of delta-fl and plywood ?
Thank you for any help !
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What type of paint is suitable over Cempolay Ultra Strong concrete leveler?
I've leveled my garage floor using Cempolay Ultra Strong and the instructions state "Suitable for use on domestic garage floors
prior to over coating with a suitable floor paint."
Would anyone have ...
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Can I raise the floor of a culvert with concrete?
I have a concrete culvert under my driveway. The first pipe section on the input side has dropped about 2 inches causing water to back up into my yard.
Digging up the pipe section would be expensive....
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Matching Concrete to Tile Floor Height (1")
We have a tiled dining room that transitions to carpet (carpet and pad on cement foundation slab). We'd like to tear out the carpet and level the concrete slab up to the tile flooring, about 3/4 - 1" ...
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Flattening Concrete for Dricore Product Suggestion
I am in the process of laying DRIcore panels in my basement. The ultimate plan is to lay laminate (Pergo) floor once we reach the finish stages.
I have a few small areas where the concrete dips ...
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Self-leveling alternatives to gypsum concrete (Gyp-Crete, Pyrofill, Securock) over OSB?
Replacement options for < 1.5 inch pour?
Details: Bathroom remodel (new tub, tile wall/floor, toilet, vanity). Old tile floor came up with finger pressure, found that the gypsum concrete ...
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Can I use self leveling compound to level old thin set over plywood subfloor?
The previous owner of my house tiled all the bedrooms on the second floor. I would like to remove all the tile and lay down hardwood flooring. So far I have removed the tile and now have all the thin ...
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Fixing Incorrect Concrete Leveler Application
I have a 400 Square Foot garage that has a lot of gouges in the concrete floor. I purchased some primer and Concrete Leveler in order to fix the gouges. I made a mistake and accidentally mixed 4 times ...
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Laying Vinyl Flooring Over Uneven Poured Concrete
I am trying to give my basement floor an update, and I have purchased a click and lock vinyl floating floor. The existing poured concrete has some raised areas (where the concrete was clumpy and not ...
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How do I finish a concrete floorÉ
My basement has a concrete floor that is all jagged. It`s missing about 1 1/2 inches of concrete to be even with everything else....what do I do?? Will self-leveling cement adhere to such a jagged/...
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What's the proper way to fill this hole?
Recently a dip formed in our flooring inside our sports performance training facility. We discovered that the concrete job there had a good number of stones in it, and I believe that it was that ...
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How can I level a part of a concrete floor in preparation for installing a washing machine?
Whoever installed the existing washing machine in the basement was unable to extend one of the legs long enough to adjust for the slope in the concrete floor.
So they took a piece of wood and stuck ...
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Self leveling underlayment - should I tile first?
I need to level the base of a shower and the plan is to pour self leveling underlayment.
The initial plan to shim the shower explains why I removed some tiles. I've moved on to plan B, which is the ...
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Can I use self-levelling cement over different levels of plywood?
I want to put large format tiles in a 10 x 10' bathroom over ditra. I have a solid flooring substrate but it is sloped, losing 1 3/8" over 8 feet. I am concerned about the weight of this much SLC (and ...
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How to mix a resurfacer/leveler with sand and cement?
Disclaimer: No, I can't buy ready made surface leveler, because in Brazil this doesn't exist.
I need to use a resurface a dry pack levelling that my previous contractor made a lousy job (porous ...
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How can I adjust for an uneven exterior door threshold?
What is the most appropriate way to adjust for an uneven threshold on an exterior door?
In the image below you can see the gap that exists on one side of the door.
We have considered taking up the ...
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House slightly uneven floors almost everywhere
I recently purchased a 2050 sq ft. house 1 story, built in 2000, in North Dallas. We had a general inspection done on it, and the disclosure didn't mention any foundation issues, also all the doors ...
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How can I level a slab with floor drains?
I just had the slab in my new basement poured about 3 days ago. It turned out terrible. The entire floor is wavy and has up to 1/2 inch dips and bumps every 4 feet or so.
I would like to resurface ...
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How should I prepare a concrete slab for plank porcelain tiles?
I have several questions about laying plank porcelain tile on a concrete slab.
First do I need to get 100% of the glue from the concrete floor, there are small spots and patches here and there that ...
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How to level bathroom plywood subfloor before tiling?
In a bathroom remodeling project, I noticed the newly installed plywood sub-floor is flat but not level, which may cause issues when installing the shower and the sink cabinet (water evacuation and ...
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Can Self Leveling Compound be Poured Over 2 Inches Thick?
I need to pour a level pad 2 1/4 inches thick to support a cast iron tub on top of our slab (the floors are raised 2 1/4 inches). I would like to use a self-leveling compound (like this one), but it ...
