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    Floor self levelling compound

    Hi My bathroom floor is not particularly level running out of true approximately 3mm. As most flooring covering manufacturers stress the importance of having a level floor I think that I need to use self levelling compound to achieve this. Can someone please recommend a brand to use as there are...
  2. J

    Self Leveling compound

    Hi Guys, what self leveling compound you prefer to use over electric floor heating? want to avoid the slightest chance of crack on the floor,need enough opening time and prefer fibre based compound. Substrate is cement board over ply done by other contractor thanks
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    Self Level On Top Of Existing Floor Tiles

    Been asked to go a job this morning but I am too busy. When I spoke to joiner I told him that the old floor tiles would need to come up. And he could go from there. He just phoned me there and said another tiler is going to do job. His idea is putting a self level old tiles and tiling on top of...
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    Self Levelling Large Areas!

    got a 30m floor to level,only ever done small floors,used a flat trowel. Ordered a spike roller from Ctd and the pole. Is this the best way to go,pour out and roll it out or am I better to get a large level and drag over surface. It's the old adhesive still on floor as customer saying its a...
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    Best Self Levelling Compound

    Hi again all! I have searched for this on the forums and my search function seems to not be working so apologies if I am repeating an already asked question. What are all your recommendations for a decent self levelling compound. It is for solid floor but there are some holes which are really...
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    Self Leveling Tips?

    im not the best at self leveling, always end up with trowel marks and ridges in places, has anyone got some pointers for me? I mainly have to do it when fitting Ufh. I've always tended to pour half a bucket out and spread it about with a trowel but I've seen a lot where people walk with the...
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    Self Leveling Compound

    Hi guys, I'm in the process of a living room over haul, I have removed the fireplace and hearth. The floor is laminate over vinyl tiles and I intend to fit a new laminate floor. Over the vinyl. Where the hearth was is rough and low so I was going to use self leveling compound to smooth it up...
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    Self Levelling Compound

    I was just wondering which everyone would recommend to use as I have used the topps FloorIt before but have been doing a little research into others I have done a few jobs in the past screeding but lately I get asked to do more and more so want to find the best products at the right price Iv...
  9. Dan

    Self Levelling Multi Line Laser

    LIMITED QUANTITY OFFER Dewalt DW089K Self-Levelling Multiline Laser Limited offer apparently. That a good price or what?
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    Self level screed with ufh

    hi have 5 bathrooms that have been put my way they have under floor heating with a self leveler over the top would i need to prime this at all or is it good to start laying on once its cured for 2-3 weeks and the under floor heating has been run for a few days and left to cool down ??
  11. J

    Self Levelling Over Bitumen Dpm In 1950 House

    Hi guys I'm a first time house buyer, and I am trying to level a floor to tile. The hardcore underneath the bitumen is old sham and sand from a nearby by Pitt. Then on top of that concrete and a bitumen dpm of around 10-15mm. Problem is over the years when shale or sand absorbs moisture it has...
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    Self Leveling Compound Cracking

    Looked that this floor this evening,the customer said the builders have used slc ,and it's cracking all over the place in the kitchen,she's bought 20sq in slate,problem is if I rip it all up and slc myself is it going to crack again,after I've tiled it
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    self level or thick adhesive?

    I have a floor that is uneven in places and want some advice on best approach to finish it. Its a bathroom and the tiles are 550x550mm and floor is uneven all over. The toilet is on external wall and both sides of the toilet to both walls is about 1m. It is a slope of near an inch into each...
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    Self Assessment

    Have we all done ours. The deadline for submitting on line was yesterday. :yikes:
  15. CJ

    Joys of self employment

    Last week was a pain......booked to do 4 units at a barn conversion (Let's, for a B&B) nothing special, 4 showers, 4 kitchen floors/wall. Turned up, no windows or doors on....gale blowing through. All walls covered in Hardwall plaster as the guy wants the "rustic" look. Told him NO...
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    Self adhesive tile removal

    Hello all. I'm in the process of redoing our kitchen (full refit). The old laminate was lifted and under it are two layers of self adhesive tiles (rather than floorboards as I expected!) I've removed a couple of the top layer tiles (with considerable effort - which resulted in 'chipping away'...
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    Self Levelling compound onto green concrete?

    Ive got to lay victorian geometric tiles onto a newly laid (just over a week) concrete surface that isn't flat. The job is external. Would it be best to use a self levelling compound and if so, is there a Self level product suitable for green concrete? If not, would it be possible to lay the...
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    Advice needed self levelling please :)

    Sup fellas Okay so slightly nervous as I have a floor to level next week. It runs out by 10-12m.... I self levelled a floor a few weeks ago but got it wrong so my confidence is not good right now. What is the best SL to buy. It's going on concrete. Do you any of you use the fast setting stuff...
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    Self levelling advice.

    Here for advice on this one. People who think I am a pro because of a little argument in which I responded to JT then take it with a pinch of salt and don't use it going forward on every post to have a go at me. It's old news now :) I am here for advice mainly as I have been out the tiling game...
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    Back to self employment

    Hi all, It's been a while since I used this forum and much has changed. Just a quick post. After 4 years of lining someone else's pockets, I'm stepping into the world of self employment again. I'm based in Somerset so if any of you need an extra pair of hands in the coming weeks or months then...

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