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  1. C

    Using SLC to achieve 8mm depth

    I've got some Weber SLC to do this with. Having tried to contact Weber technical today to find out about the best way to approach this and failed, could anyone please suggest and idiot's proof guide to this job? I am fairly inexperienced with SLC as many of my floor tiling jobs have oddly...
  2. Q

    which flexible slc for 30 mm depth?

    As the title says, i want to level a poor bathroom floor which is 30mm low at its lowest going up to 3mm at the door it needs to be flexible as its onto ply. its a small 3.6 m2 room. ive never used slc before how many bags am i likely to use? is it cheaper to mix sharp sand into certain brands?
  3. W

    Which SLC over heating mats on insulation board

    Hi all, We're half way through preparing to tile a 20sq meter floor, but has been put on hold due to a forced change in tile. So far, we've 6mm EkoBoard (which I bought through this site) covered with electric underfloor heating mats. We're having a 600 x 600 porcelain tile, so need to SLC...
  4. P

    SLC on chipboard?

    In the process of a small bathroom refit. Spent today tiling the floor with 33x33 ceramics. The floor is chipboard in good condition with no deflection which I screwed down and then installed 6mm hardiebacker. The floor has a bit of a dip in due to a low joist about 4/5mm I got over it by...
  5. M

    which slc/ adhesive for 600sq polished porcelain?

    Hi folks, I'm laying 600sq black polished porcelain on my kitchen/diner floor soon and have a few prep/adhesive questions... The floor is quite flat sand/cement render or concrete, but with a bitumin residue from some original marley reds floor tiles. I would like to use self leveliing...
    • mikey c
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  6. S

    Large Format Tiles on slightly uneven SLC

    I have been converting a room into a bathroom/wetroom. Floor is suspended with ply, wediboard & ufh. I have just done a Mapei Fiberplan SLC pour to cover the heating mats. I have been checking the levels today and the floor isnt as even as I'd hoped :( - there are low points, the worst of...
    • skymole
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    • format large large format slc tile tiles uneven usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  7. K

    Rapid setting slc ?

    Hi all, does anyone know of a rapid setting slc that i can tile onto within 4 or 5 hours ? (or sooner if poss) going on a solid floor so flex is not essential. Most specs say foot traffic after 2-4 hours, but i need if poss to beable to lay the tiles the same day, Failing that would you go...
  8. S

    SLC Top Tips Please

    Hi Top Tilers. Tiling a floor tomorrow (brazilian slate) about 8 sq m. Floor too uneven to make good with addy as I go, but haven't used slc for a while (long while) and could do with a couple of top tips learnt from your combined years of experience and expertise! It is a square utility room...
  9. Sean Kelly

    cracking and uneaven slc over concrete floor

    I looked at a job yesterday where a plasterer levelled a concrete floor for the customer. The customer was out for the day so did not know what the plasterer used. The 'latex' (this is what the plasterer said he used) is cracking all over the surface. It is hollow in places when I tap it. The...
  10. A

    SLC Concerns

    Evening all Earlier today i finished installing my warmup UFH mat and covered with Levelflex SLC ready for tiling. Although i spent a long time insuring the mat was well taped down with the loose wire being glued down with a hot glue gun, I have a few areas where it has lifted and is not...
  11. P

    UFH and non flexible SLC

    Levelled a kitchen floor about 2 weeks ago and plan to start tiling it at the end of this week (pending on delivery of tiles). It was levelled using an ordinary one part leveller which I would be pretty sure is not flexible. Customer explained today that he would like electric UFH installed...
  12. T

    Which SLC ????

    I am going to use Thermolay flex mat underfloor heating. Which type of Self levelling compound should I use. Thanks
  13. R

    SLC over UFH

    Hi I am installing electric underfloor heating in my house. The floor is concrete screed on which I am putting 10mm insulation boards then UFH cables then slate tiles on top. My question is what SLC I should supply for the tiler. I am going to provide uHeat UFH and they sell flexible SLC for...
  14. W

    SLC and UFH in a new kitchen

    Right gents, hoping you all can help. We're having our kitchen re-done and as part of that we're keen to put in some electric UFH. People aren't keen on doing the UFH so it looks like muggins is going to have a go. So I'll be working with a cleaned off concrete floors which would otherwise...
  15. kilty55

    deep slc

    lo all,im looking for a slc for a concrete floor needs to go to 30mm depth in one hit,any recommendations peeps? usually use fibreplan but i dont think it goes that deep in a oner
  16. F

    Palace deep be SLC

    I'm on a job at a dog kennel. I used this gear to level concrete the labourer who tried to level of with battens. It all went off, except 1.5 m2, where it is like putty! wet, very slippery. Did I mix it up to wet? I used an acrilic bond on the cencrete before laying the SLC, between 40 mm to 10 mm.
  17. M

    Which SLC do I use?

    Hi Guys, About to do 1st tiling job over newly laid UFH abt 38 sq m. Electrician is laying UFH. Can you advise me please; Does SLC and adhesive need to be flexible? Do I need to SL whole floor or just over wires? and any tips on self levelling techniques as used once before and ended up...
  18. S

    Dam the SLC!!!

    Hi Guys, Doing alot more UFH jobs and one of my pet hates is damming in the SLC. I usually use old strips of plasterboard or tile battons siliconed to the floor. This can be easily lifted in the morning. Its easy when you have tilied down to floor. What do you guys do??
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    Tiling onto SLC

    I've just laid self-levelling compound (Wickes Master Latex) ranging in thickness from 3mm to about 8mm. This was laid to encapsulate a heated floor element and to level the floor surface. The SLC is on top of a 12.5mm layer of Aquapanel, which is laid with a 3mm bed of waterproof tile...
  20. D

    slc already laid.

    hi guys appreciate your advice on this one, Went to see a job the other day laying porcelain tiles in a new extension the builder has laid the slc and not done a very good job lots of trowel marks not level, also some hairline cracks tried tapping doesnt seem hollow. Customer is having ufh...
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