Levelling compounds over heating cables

[pendleh]

Hi there

Could anyone point me in the right direction please. Any special requirements for the slc? How would you create a perimeter for the slc. How to apply as well. Never used an slc what tool is best?

Thanks
Best Wishes

Howard

 

[ceramic art ste]

try leaving a thin line of latex powder where u want the SLC to stop, when it touches it, it will lol if not try shuttering it off with pieces of wood. i tend to use shuttering across door ways and the latex powder pile in between objects i.e. in between cupboard legs (plinths) and letting the latex run underneath the cooker and fridge area. used most of the good brand SLC,s never had a problem just stick to the brands u know i think

 

[doug boardley]

I improvise for a tool!(ask my wife lol) I use a strip of plywood and use it like a horizontal derby,being wood it's far less likely to damage heat mat.

 

[Alberta Stone]

I was at the suppliers and they had a plastic screed which you could put onto an extendable pole which they wanted $60 dollars for.
So I figured I would build my own.
A few stops later I had acquired a nice piece of 22.5 degree angled pvc, 7 feet long, cost $7, and a shop broom with a 3 foot sweep, plastic not wood, cost $10.
I cut off the bristles from the broom and screwed on the pvc strip with 4 panhead screws, which I had cut down to 3.5 feet.
It is pvc so it will not damage the wires, (unless you do something really abrupt) and it is shaped nicely so it moves the puddle of SLC around and can also give a trowel finish depending on how you hold it.
I used the broom handle as I was doing a 400 sq ft kitchen, but you could unscrew it and install an extendable painters pole for a bigger job, or even screw on a bigger blade as well.
The wires themselves act as a depth gauge, but if I have to do a level jogb without wires I could easily attach a pair of adjustable runners onto either side for a couple bucks extra.
I will post a pic later on when I get some time.