How To Install Floor Levelling Compound on Concrete
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- How to install floor levelling compound on a concrete floor.
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We are looking at buying a house and this was just in time. Giving me encouragement that we can tackle redoing the bathroom in the basement.
Just got done putting this exact product down. Mixed 30 lbs to 3 ltr of water worked out perfect. I don’t care what Mike Holmes says about you. Your ok in my book. Lol. Thank you for such a simple and clear video.
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Unlike t.v. shows we are actually working on site. Cheers!
Thanks Jeff I'm going to be doing a lot of this kind of stuff this spring. I appreciate your knowledge!!!!
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Great vid, really liked how direct and informative your approach is, just what I was looking for to build my confidence before leveling my basement bath floor. Thank you.
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I use to do these floor repairs on my old aircraft carrier the USS Kittyhawk,brings back all kinds of memories.
Great vids also.
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They have concrete floor in aircraft carriers?
Thank you , Jeff. Very helpful video.
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Helpful as always, thanks buddy.
I have a basement floor that I've back filled and poured new concrete mix. Came out super bumpy so I'm gonna have to try this. Should work, I love your videos and I trust you sir . Thanks for the tips !
"They've got this down to a science folks. You need to add, uhhhh.. that much"
Jeff! Your videos are amazing. Thank you for the help and details.
I love how you say, "this is science, you really have to measure this stuff carefully," right before you eyeball all your portions. LOL!
building science is not rocket science, LOL Cheers!
The experienced guy knows what the consistancy is suppose to look and feel like. "eye balling" is under-rated at times.
I can never do the same thing twice, I need to measure. Good for people who don't.
I just done it all by eye only use measurements when making a cake
Thank you for a how to video that is all information and no BS.
We try our best Terry!
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working on that. Thanks!
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Right on Micky! Cheers!
Good stuff as usual. Thanks for sharing.
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Good to hear from you again. Glad to see that you are feeling better.
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Great help on a lot of my jobs dude. thnx
Awesome series!! Keep up the great work
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Thanks for sharing!
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Very helpful video 🙏
U make it look so easy
Good work. Thanks
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I love true Americans that love their country ! And by the way Great vid. !
to bad he's Canadian eh 😂
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Love it..,. "This is science"...... as he dumps some in the bucket. Experience matters obviously, I'll use a scale because I've never done this before.
sure thing.
cool movies i be prepare for my first vinyl floor installing :) really movies helps thx
Hi Jeff. I have a 2 inch deep gap in my basement cement floor where a non load bearing wall was. What product do you suggest to fill the gap before using self leveling cement? Thank you!
Hi Jeff, I have the same scenario where I just placed a concrete patch (fast setting) and want to apply leveller on top. How long should I wait for the concrete to cure and dry before applying the leveller?
Some professionals on here act like it is rocket science and try to detour people from doing it themselves. I hate that so I appreciate you not doing that. I used Levelquik on my floors and it worked great. Filled the cracks and followed the directions to the t. One thing the directions dont tell you is about using a spiked roller to get all the trapped air out, which is something I did, but that was for leveling across an entire 80 square feet. I dont know if its necessary for such a small area like you did in the video. Anyway I really do enjoy watching your videos. You simplify a lot of things for people. Thank you.
We do it cause thats our job man if everyone could do it themselves we'd be out a buck. This guy is a professional, and he does make it look easy, so easy in fact, that ive seen multiple instances of homeowners attempt stuff like this and fail miserably, yes its not rocket science and you can get away with it, but guys whove done it for ten years will always leave a nice finish
Good job
Thanks!
You said that you would try to post things we ask about. I had no idea that it would happen so fast! I asked about using a floor leveler yesterday! Great presentation as always. I will check if Magpi products are available in the US. If you have any videos about how to deal with wooden floors that have peaks (not many) rather than valleys, I would like to see those. I would rather repair than replace the wooden floors on my hundred-year-old house.
This video was produced weeks ago and was sitting in the Q. You just got lucky with that one. But seriously we love to get ideas. Cheers!
What would you use as a self-leveling product if you wanted to apply clear epoxy on top of it? Would you sand the edges?
(Thank you for the awesome and very informative videos. I have been learning so much from you.)
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What if there are several layers of peeling paint as well as some old carpet adhesive on the concrete? Will the premier work to ensure adhesion? The peeling paint seems to peel a little bit more every time I wash it...
I’m doing my basement now. I just filled the hole and my cement floor has I believe dry lock on it. I plan on tiling the bathroom floor. What would you recommend? Should I bother with the self leveling compound?
Thanks love the videos
I'm about to do this the same way you just teach us. Wish me luck lol
Hey! thanks for all your videos, I just have a question about the tub, I reinstalling a bathtub but is not seated all the way down the plumber told me that needs to be like that Is that true?
I never did this but I was thinking of just first poring water in the area first to watch the puddle as an outline and a way to gauge the depth and volume then mop it up and pour leveler in lowest spot until it fills outline.
Sounds like a lot of effort but it will work!
Hello Jeff! Thx for all your videos. I learn a lot but too slowly apparently... We are DIYing (hehe) our upstairs bathroom with a heating floor system. The crack starts to appear after a week. There is no ceramic yet. There is a cheap and easy solution? What about another layer with steel rod? Special product in between.... Thx again!
Hello Jeff thanks for the videos but I do have one question. My basement floor is already paint, can i do apply the self levelling in on it? thank you.
Thank you for posting this video. I know you probably won't see this because you have too many videos and too many subscribers commenting. But on the off-chance that you do see this, I have a question. I want to do a faux marble floor technique throughout my house. The problem is the concrete is NOT super smooth. There are little divots, bumpy areas, etc. Could I pour this on it to make a smooth top layer throughout the entire house? Would that work? Thanks.
Thanks
Cheers!
Hey Jeff subscriber and I'm doing a concrete job using floor leveler for the first time. My problem is a crack down the middle of the room. It had been patched by a previous owner. Well I thought well I'll just pour the leveler on either side of the crack all the way to the Walls. I did only half of the room. But after it dried, and I put the level to it. It didn't seem to be any better on being level. My question is, should I try to sand down the crack,which by the way is around 1/4 of a inch higher than the surrounding floor. Or just maybe place 2 by 2 around the Walls. And pour the whole room. I've purchased my vinal plank already,and it has the pad on the bottom. Pretty nice stuff. I could use some help! Thanks and keep those videos coming.
I like Mapei products .
You should mention that it will find any holes in the floor and flow where you might not want it to go, like under the walls and down to the ceiling below.
If your pouring it on a second story wooden subfloor. Put down some thin plastic. Its just a barrier to keep it from flowing thru but its not enough to affect your surface.
Do you have a video on how to prepare vapor barrier and subfllooring for a hardwood floor covering a slab? My house is built on a slab (common in California) but the living room as tiles and carpet (weird!). I want to install hardwood throughout but I am not sure how to properly level, protect from moisture, and which subfloor to install. It might depend on the hardwood I would get perhaps.
Jeff, do you recommend using a product like Barricade panels on the floor before I put vinyl planks down in a basement bathroom?
Does this apply to sloped floors for curbless showers? I have installed my mudbed with a slope, but there are several hills and valleys that I missed when I put the hardpack down. Before I Redguard, how important is it to get a smooth surface devoid of hills and valleys and could self-leveling compound help to fill in the valleys without losing my slope?
Hello Jeff thanks for the videos but I do have one question can you lay a second mixture of self leveling concrete of a first pour?i noticed that the area that was low is still a bit too low for my laminate flooring
Hi John, yes you can pour leveler over leveler without priming. Cheers!
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY Excellent Question! I am in that stage right now. Have to put leveler on my wood sub floor.
I enjoy your videos very much!!!
Why you only level the toilet seccion and not the entire bathroom .
Is there a specific mix for a project that would later have above the mix, under laminate and above that, vinyl wood panels? Mix>under laminate> panels.
How long did your new concrete patch cure before you put the self-leveler over it?
First, love your channel and thank you for the money you’ve saved me!
Second, my basement floor is almost 50 years old. It has some kinda glued down vinyl or laminate floor.
I want to put LVP down like I’ve seen in your other video. There are some low spots that probably need to be filled in.
Can I use the primer on top of the existing floor? I really don’t want to pull all of that stuff up, but I do think those spots need to be filled.
Jeft are you american you make good videos thanks for teaching
Can I put the self leveling on top of existing tile flooring and if so do I use the same primer?
Hi - I’ve removed old asphalt tiles from a basement floor (around the base of a toilet and a shower pan. The problem is the old adhesive that remains stuck to the cement. Do I have to remove it? Suggestions on how to do that, if necessary? Thanks! Appreciate your channel greatly!
Please do a video on showers with slopes from start to finish including installing the walls! There's so many videos contradicting the right way of doing it, who knows what's right. Your the only one that seems to know what they're doing. And, I need to finish my shower. Uuurrgghhh! So fruatrating!
Good video as usual ! I was wondering why don't you do some videos on electricity ? I think that's the only thing you've never done :)
I have lots of opportunity, however I am waiting until I am wiring my own house so that I can do that work legally. It will be coming soon.
Home RenoVision DIY Can't wait for that ! Btw i think long and in depth video are the way to go for electricity ! I won't mind a 2 hour long video:p
Ron Metropolit is correct in most jurisdictions. However if we are honest, we all know that there is more wiring done by homeowners in existing spaces than electricians regardless of their abilities. It would be good to at least show some basic wiring tips to help reduce the risk of fire for people who will never get an inspector.
100% true. I always pull a permit and then that sets up inspections. So for electrical Id have to wait weeks for my electrician to show up, so I go ahead and do all the wiring and have him come over to check the work before the inspector comes to sign off. (Its good to know people) right? lol. customers dont like to wait weeks for subs. It is what it is.
Please DO NOT show DIY homebodies your electrical work .. that would be VERY IRRESPONSIBLE.
Quick question for you. I just bought 450 square feet of 6x24 porcelain plank tile to lay in my basement. After pulling up the carpet I noticed a couple high spots and that's what got me looking into self leveling. I then noticed that people are saying I can not apply this to painted concrete and mine is. The option I'm see I have is to rent a larger grinder and then go for the self leveler. Is this my only option?
Inspired by your channel, i started remodeling a small bathroom. I have a question about the shower drain replacement. The bathroom is on the first floor, walk-in shower, tile over concrete. There is an existing pvc pipe, connected to a pvc piece in the concrete. How do I replace the drain head? Any new drains are large and can’t figure out how to install??? Do I need to chip the concrete to expose the pipe? Is there an easier way to just install a drain cover? Thanks for the help and advice.
Thinking about doing some kind of vinyl or laminate in my basement, which is currently carpeted. I can tell there is a floor drain under the carpet. Do I lay the vinyl right over it? Or cut a hole in the vinyl to let the drain be exposed? Although it is a basement we have zero water issues. I'm worried about getting the flooring to lay properly if the floor slopes toward the drain.
I've been watching so many of your CZcams videos as I'm prepping to remodel our powder room that's 25 sqft. Thanks for making such great and informative videos! Regarding self leveling concrete specifically, I'm in a situation where I'm contemplating pouring an inch plus worth of SLC over the concrete slab and then ditra over it for my porcelain tiles. I ripped up 1.5 inch worth of plywood due to rot. The previous owner had raised the entire bottom floor of the house by ~1.5 inch off of the concrete slab, so I'd like to keep the bathroom at least close to the same level as the rest of the 1st floor. My question is: are there any special considerations I need to be aware of if I were to do this? Does it matter if it's quick set? I was planning on using Mapei Self Leveler Plus. Do I need to leave space between the SLC and the walls for expansion? And should I put something around the closet flange so the SLC doesn't leak down the gap around it? Thanks so much and keep up the good work!
Any ideas on how to close off open area within my closet with drop roof?
Jeff, my son's house is about 80 years old and the concrete floor in the basement has settled. Is it okay to use self leveler to bring one side up level to the other side? If the floor is more than an inch or so out, would you recommend using some kind of plywood or concrete backer board to help make up the difference in height? Love watching your videos. You definitely make everything look easy. Thank you.
So I’m putting large format wood look tiles in my living room. Concrete slab substrate. There are blotches of paint on the slab where the builders got careless and about a whole coat of paint on the concrete where the walls meet the foundation. Do I need to scrape all that up before priming?
I have brick runner flooring in a home I want to install floating Engineered Hardwood floor over. Would floor leveler work to fill the grout gaps and level out any minor inconsistencies between the bricks?
Jeff, I love your videos, and am grateful. I'm going to recover my brick hearth "form in place, concrete countertop style". The thickest point will be 1 inch. Could I use this self leveling floor leveler instead of concrete?
Hi, thanks for all the great videos! I am trying to troubleshoot what went wrong with my self leveling job. So to fix it properly! Hoping you can help! It's in a basement, I cleaned thoroughly, applied primer (used Mapei products) and followed the instructions when mixing and applying ciment. BUT! at drying, the edges of the floor and 2 corners of the room, the self leveler didn't adhere and felt hollow. I went with a hammer this morning and took out all the faulty/loose ciment. Ok so far, but it seems stupid to repeat as before... The only thing I can think of that could be wrong is that the original floor is covered in what seem to be epoxy. Corners ans edges are pretty glossy. I can see that the primer didn't stick there. I'm thinking OK now what. Different primer? Scor the surface. Arg!
I tried an entire room (12.5'x15') using self leveling compound for the first time ever. The room was super uneven and I ended up using 9 bags and once dried it's still uneven. I'm not sure how that's even possible but very unhappy with my work. Have you ever had to do a room and found yourself going back for another layer?
Hi Jeff, have a plumber during the rough out today, I will be pouring concrete tomorrow and closing up the hole. 1st question is how long do I have to wait to pour the self leveler after I pour the concrete. 2. Plumber said I can just put the dirt back in the hole and don't need gravel, is he right? is there any benefit to gravel over dirt? appreciate any insight.
I will look at Eco Prime grip. What is your experience with MBP Primer by Custom?
If I'm doing this in a bathroom with intent to lay down laminate planks, do I need to make a barrier around the toilet flange and the perimeter in the bathroom?
Im laying a 10mm thick layer of SLC to cover underfloor heating wire and bring level up to Level-Dec shower base for level entry walk in shower. I assume I need to have a clear gap between the SLC and drywall bottom edge? So SLC first followed by drywall? Or can I do the drywall
I watched when the tile guys used this stuff a few years ago and they did not use any primer on the bare concrete floor. They then came back a few days later and tiled right over it. Will I have problems later with this stuff letting go from the floor someday?
"Its science" proceeds to measure by his experience.
I need to add a self-leveling compound to a corner of my basement floor. The floor has a finished epoxy with flakes on the surface. Is there a primer that can go on top of an epoxied surface? I only need to go 1/2' deep out to a feathered edge and then I'm installing a Dricore subfloor system. I really don't want to grind off the epoxy, any suggestions???
My basement is already busted up for drains and pipe work. Should I fill it with concrete then re level the entire job before I start framing? I noticed your bathroom was already framed in.
Great video. I'm wondering if you have any advice for a basement needing fill of just over three inches at one end. The room space is 12'x12' with a gentle slope to one corner (away from the walls) to where a drain was placed. The basement had drain tile placed and is dry. We would like to have type of laminate wood flooring installed. I was initially thinking of placing sleepers to make up the space but seeing your video made me think some type of leveling compound would work. The problem is the depth needed to fill as most self-leveling compounds are for a depth of around one inch. Do you have any advice? Thank you for all the wonderful videos.
Hi could we level the floor and then put plywood over it to bring the level to adjesent room.
Forgot to add this too. I’m putting down laminate flooring, so does the level ness have to be less so than with tile?
Could I use floor leveler over old mosaic tile to level it to lay vinyl on top of it
Do you have something for your knees?
I’m a new subscriber hopefully you can respond ... I’m doing my own Reno in my basement it’s concrete IF it’s leveled can I just tile on top of the concrete itself ? Or do I need to put a subfloor like ditra and then tile ? Please advise looking to tackle the project tomorrow morning
what type of primer do u use for plywood for self leveling ?? thx
One thing I’ve never seen in your videos is how to clean up the pail and tools? Hose & water?
Hi Jeff. I watched a video a while back where u used ecoprim grip to tile over tile on a floor. Where is that video???