Would like some ideas on the best way to level an existing concrete floor.
On the ground floor we have a den and we removed the carpeting, we would like to replace the flooring with tile or hardwood. The concrete has settled and needs a thin layer of leveling compound.
At a local hardware store I did find some kind of leveling compound at $34.00 per bag, that is a ridiculous price.
Does anyone have any suggestions on products that are being used to level out existing concrete floors?
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I'd like to hear more on this, too.
I have a garage floor poured by an idiot. It's rough and cracked and needs desperately to be straightened out. Jackhammer is not an option.
Regards,
Don
First of all, if the concrete has 'settled' is it sound enough that levelling the surface won't just be a waste of time?
The only alternative to levelling compound is to fix a ply sub-floor to the concrete, first having filled the hollows with a sand/cement mix but the concrete must be dry for that to work long-term.
The self-leveller may be expensive but it's the only cementitious compound that can be feathered out without cracking or delaminating -- and then only if the concrete surface is clean and sound.
IanDG
floor grinder
Apart from the dust, time and inability to grind to any degree of accuracy, how can you grind a dip???
IanDG
I believe there's another solution...
I just had irregular concrete leveled via mudjacking. Simple, quick, and clean.
Had my front porch slab raised as well as the front of the garage drive where it meets the footing/garage floor slab. Took an hour at most and $275.
Several years ago, I had it done in the living room and family room prior to laying new travertine flooring.
Now heaving is another issue...
Would that cope with a dip in the middle of an intact slab without cracking the slab?
IanDG
From my experience, it appears to be a yes.
But I would imagine that it depends upon your circumstances.