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   Guest_ | Apr 03, 2000 06:10pm | #1

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   Yup there is. Haven't used it. Heard from fast Eddie it works. Isn't cheap. Contact your flooring distributor. Best of luck.

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   Guest_ | Apr 03, 2000 07:20pm | #2

   *You could look up Mapei web site for floor levelers.Gabe

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   Boris_Yeltsin | Apr 03, 2000 08:03pm | #3

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   Gabe, you rascal you!

   Where have you been hiding?

   I actually agree with Gabe (this is a first), and would pour a floor leveler on the area. Work fast, as it hardens rock hard in minutes. You also have to have some "dams" set up to contain the stuff, and have all holes plugged. You will need a lot of it, and probably a helper, to mix while you pour. I am serious, you need to work very, very fast.

   Billy, this is why I use either 3/4 T&G or even better 1 and 1/8th ply for the subfloor. It levels nicely with shims. Even better is deck mud for uneven floors, because you can level it with float strips. No matter how even the joist are, once you start piling numerous levels of flooring (3 in your case), the slightest bump gets exaggerated. The fewer the layers the better, and if the joists are uneven, then use deck mud.

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   Guest_ | Apr 03, 2000 09:40pm | #4

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   Hi Boris,

   Haven't been hiding, just been busy. Started a new project that took longer to tender than normal, had to bid twice, won both times and still took a month to get official.

   It's a 55,000 sq. ft. twin pak arena on one of our military bases.

   Now I have a lot more time to come out and play.

   Chat later,

   Gabe

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   Billy_McGinnity | Apr 06, 2000 12:39am | #5

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   Thankyou for the information Gabe,
   Billy

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   Guest_ | Apr 06, 2000 04:21am | #6

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   In Texas they call it Gypcrete or lightweight concrete. Used a lot in multi family residences for sound proofing between floor. The only problem is that as a liquid, it will seek it's own level. Not a good thing in a not-to-level building.

   Ed. Williams

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   Guest_ | Apr 08, 2000 04:30am | #7

   *Billy:I'm gonna try some stuff tomorrow my tile supplier recomended. Sounds like the same stuff as gypcrete, only it's called level rite or something like that. I have a low spot in my slab where I have to lay some tile. I'll post back on Sunday with the results.

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   Guest_ | Apr 08, 2000 06:06am | #8

   *Should have leveled before the cement board, but it's not too late. Most of these products have a maximum thickness, and it varies between them. Match your situation to the product. Best to use one with a latex content, if available.

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   Guest_ | Apr 10, 2000 02:45am | #10

   *Got the stuff down yesterday. Level-rite is what I bought. Mixed it in 5 gallon buckets with a paddle mixer in a hole hog. It probably took twice as long to scrape and sweep the area than to put the stuff down. I rodded mine off with an 8' straightedge, but if it was mixed a little thinner I think it would just flow out. It says you can lay tile in something like 6 hours, but it still looked too green in the middle where it was about 3/8" thick. All in all pretty painless.

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   Billy_McGinnity | Apr 10, 2000 02:45am | #9

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   i just finished the sub floor in my bathroom, two layers of 1/2 inch ply with stagered joints, on top of that is 1/4" cement board, all joints are taped but i still have some slight valleys and humps and a slight pitch to going towards the door, is there a product that pores on like water so that it seeks its own level then dries to a perfectly
   level service? kinda like really watery thin set i guess?
   please advise, billy