Recent content by Timo

Hi, I had another thread going but can't find it now. So , I tried to level my floor in the basement for the purpose of having it completely flat when I lay Dricore subfloor. The problem I had and still have after using SLC in a small bedroom is that when I put the Dricore boards I still get...

Well, well... so I did a small room and a hallway in my basement. The job itself went not bad but I noticed when I was mixing the SLC it had kinda black oily spots in it... I mixed for a bit more than the 3 minutes indicated in the manufacturer instructions but also didn't find it as liquidy as...

Thanks, Gents. So is it a bad idea to try and separate the larger room into smaller sections with something like weather strips or something of sorts?

My largest space in the basement is about 400 sq ft. What if I sectioned it off in areas of say 100 sq ft? Was planning to have someone assist wth mixing while I was poring and smoothing the cement.

Thanks. Well... there aren't really any huge peaks and valleys but all over the floor I have a number of minor imperfections. I already started laying barricade subfloor boards to just discover that I need to practically put shims under almost every single one of them. And in some spots no...

Thanks, Ernesto. I included a picture of what it looks like now. Not perfect grinding but it was a pain to get it even to this point. Do you see any concerns with how it is now? Thanks Michael

Thanks, Ernesto. But what can possible happen if the underlying slab is not sufficiently ground? Will self leveling underlay crack under foot traffic?

Hi, I am new to floor work. I am going to self-level my basement concrete floor before putting Barricade subfloor tongue and groove panels and luxury vinyl on top of that. I looked at Mapei or Sika self leveler compounds and both manufacturers say to grind the floor to CSP #3 profile. I...