Is this SLC?

[DMC]

Hi all, hoping someone can help with this new development. I'm tearing out glued-down linoleum (or similar) tiles in my entry, and stumbled across a layer of something I can't identify between the troweled on adhesive and the screed below. It's about 1mm thick, dark grey and very brittle. The adhesive has bonded to it very strongly in places, pulling it and bits of the screed off as I prise up tiles.


Is this just a SLC layer? The screed is sound in the adjacent room where I'm extending the new tiles, but I'm thinking maybe SLC was put down first to smooth the surface before the crap tiles were laid?

Thanks for any ideas.

Dave

 

[foggy34]

looks like slc to me too

 

[nybor62]

i would say so imo

 

[bugs183]

Looks like the lino guys levelled the floor.
If it's brittle then remove as much as possible, prime the flor with SBR or and Acylic primer ad you'll be good to go.

 

[DMC]

Thanks for the input guys. That's what I figured.

 

[bugs183]

It can look like everything's falling apart when you first start lifting lino, so don't blame you for checking.

 

[Colour Republic]

SLC but not bonded very well, if it's only 1mm thick then dependng on brand that is normally too thin and it's dried out too quickly before it could get a good grip on the floor. Get a scraper and scrape back until you get a solid edge

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

as above and :welcome:to the forum

 

[DMC]

Scraping underway ... not much fun but better than grinding off the adhesive residue.

Thanks for the welcome and the advice. I've been reading posts occasionally for weeks getting prepared for my upcoming DIY tiling projects and you guys are great.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Scraping underway ... not much fun but better than grinding off the adhesive residue.

Thanks for the welcome and the advice. I've been reading posts occasionally for weeks getting prepared for my upcoming DIY tiling projects and you guys are great.

I'd better not add anything then! :lol: