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  1. J

    recommendations SLC to garage floor

    been asked to SLC a garage floor for a builder and then in will be paint. any recommendations on what's a good SLC for this job ?
  3. gamma38

    DPM issues over terracotta

    Hi all, I went to look at a job yesterday which the ex tiler walked from. The issues are, he has laid some slc on top of part new screed and part existing flooring which was terracotta tiles. This has been down for approx 8 weeks, not done very well i will add. They want to lay modular...
  4. W

    SLC over Ply before NMP? which SLC?

    Hi there, My first post! I've been following the forum a while at a distance! a great resource Im renovating my bathroom (2mx2m floor) and I've got a question about SLC. The entire first floor of the house isn't level, it dips into the middle of the house and in the bathroom this means there...
    • william hughes
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    • boards canada hardie ply slc which
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  5. D

    UFH help! Wrong SLC used

    Hi all, I'm hoping you can advise me on a few things. We have recently had underfloor heating installed. All was going well however whilst the builder was fitting the system, I noticed that he was using Everbuild 708 levelling compound to embed the wires. I could see anywhere on the packet...
  6. O

    For Sale self leveller. 21x25kg dirt cheap

    Customer I'm working for has 21 bags of flexible leveller. Excess to the job. it's loPro and suitable for 30mm in one pour. I've used 3 pallets and it's OK. Not as good as levelmax etc but ok. It does the job. Pics attached. Asking 150 the lot. So that's 7quid a bag for 25kg bags. Needs...
  7. L

    Which SLC & which order.

    Hi all I'm after some advice. Planning to lay some Heatmat on top of Marmox 6mm boards in my Concrete kitchen floor then tile on top. The floor has quite a substantial dip/slope probably about 10-15mm where I have removed an old larder cupboard. I have some Uzin 152 SLC but it concerns me...
  8. P

    SLC Questions Concrete

    Hi, In the process of redoing my front porch (3m2) concrete base with DPM. With regards to laying SLC fully within a rectangular area should I incorporate expansion joints around the perimeter or is this not needed due to the concrete base. Many thanks Paul
  9. M

    Builders doing Tiling, Matting Mesh stuck, Expansion gap not wanted - Advice

    Hi Started a job today and been thrown a few curve balls. Customer had tiles cracking grout breaking up (builder said he could do the tiling). Customer said half the tiles had been fixed to concert and half to floor boards. Sounded like a simple tear up, secure floor boards, fix Hardie backer...
    • McLovin
    • Thread
    • advice builders canada expansion floorboards gap latex matting not slc tiling wanted
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. A

    remove kitchen floor tiles - SLC or remove adhesive

    Hi, I hope I have posted this in the right forum...looking for guidance from professionals as to what the usual approach would be. I am getting my kitchen floor re-tiled, the floor is currently tiled over a concrete base. Will a professional tiler scrape the old adhesive off so that the base...
    • ashhorner
    • Thread
    • adhesive bathroom floor floor tiles kitchen kitchen floor slc tile tile adhesive tiles
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  11. C

    SLC over a large floor prior to tiling

    Hi, We have a new extension, 45m2 with wet underfloor (commissioned) and screened 4 months ago. This joins onto the existing kitchen which is concrete base. Kitchen will have elec underfloor. Tiles are 1m2 porcelain 6mm thick (thin!). Kitchen area 24m2. The new floor is pretty good but...
  12. Andy Allen

    Rapid setting slc

    Got a job next week where I'm tight on time. the bathroom floor is floorboards (solid) so I'm going to fix insulation boards , heat mat then slc over the heat mat but could do with tiling it the same day .....so is there a flexible slc that drys quick ?
  13. D

    Exterior grade SLC recs?

    Hi all , To save me scouring the web :0) , any recs for an exterior grade SLC , only one I remamber was an ardex one? It's not for tiling on ( I turned that down ) , is to smooth out the substrate and then put astro turf on ( patio area. Diggy
  14. M

    Do you use foam edging strips for SLC?

    I have never used foam edging strips with self levelling compounds. Installing UFH tomorrow. Its been a while since i SLC so thought id watch a few videos as a refresher. Everyone seems to being using foam strips. Is this the done thing? Thanks
  15. R

    DPM over leveller

    I've been asked to level the cellar floor of a bar. I intend to use an epoxy DPM over the leveller. Does anyone know if the leveller should be allowed extra drying time before applying the DPM? My gut says to leave it a few days but presumably if a leveller can be overlaid with a vinyl or other...
  16. G

    Slc over ditra

    I've always used Slc then ditra on top but I'm on a job and another tiler does it the other way, ditra and then Slc. What's the drawbacks doing it his way as I'd prefer to do it that way as ditra is a pain to tile onto. Surely it's ok as you can Slc over ditra heat.
  17. G

    Speed skim tool

    Hi Anyone used a speedskim for slc and are they any good? Cheers
  18. O

    SLC suitable as a finished floor.

    Quick question please ladies and gents. I'm on site and been asked for a product that can level a bad screed in a garage which will house a fairly heavy vehicle, 1.5tonnes. However, they also want this to be the finished surface, no further covering is to be added. I know there are products...
    • Old Mod
    • Thread
    • canada finished floor slc
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. Kyle Knowles

    Holding them Rogue wire end down

    I've just read a post and the idea of using a hot glue gun to stick them down sounds like a good idea but before that I was think about stapling some render mesh over it its about £25 for a 50m roll which is 1m wide so effectively it's 50sqm and its gonna add a massive amount of strength to the...
  20. F

    How Many M2 Are You Getting With Slc

    I seem to only manage little over 2m per bag over Ufh wires, and I'm only just covering the wire! What do you usually expect to get?
  21. U

    Slc

    Havent used slc for a while whats easy available and wat have you been using ,thanks

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