Multi room floor leveling

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Hi All
Looking for some tips on mulitiroom leveling. As it is it looks like the kitchen has the highest point with the floor dipping into the utility and then into the hall again dips.
I'm wondering how others tackle these jobs.
The kitchen will need a liquid dpm so my usual way of drilling and plugging and screws to find levels cant be used either. Floors are sound concrete in an old farm cottage. No ufh.

Best liquid dpm and any advise on prep for layng slc on top of it?

What steps do others use to determine their levels in multiroom?

What do others use to set there levels.? I.E Screw heads etc.
Any help, advise and tips much appriciated.

Thanks
D

 

[LM]

Flooring suppliers offer a better range of Dpms and levellers as they’re more commonly used in that trade. It all depends what brands you have available. My first choice would be Ardex, but F Ball, Tremco, Uzin, Mapei etc all do good systems. Just make sure that you stick with one brand for all the products.
As regards to the levels, if you can’t plug and screw reference points then simply Silicon plastic packets in place through the whole floor, set off your laser datum and allow to dry. If the floors really rough a coat of Ardex NA before the DPM would be the first thing to do, then apply your DPM, once dry set your packers and then level up in however many coats are needed.

 

[John Benton]

Plastic packers siliconed or a surface level laser if you have one

 

[Blunt Tool]

Grid it level with s&c rails then just fill in grids with slc at your leisure

 

[Flintstone]

As above. I’ve used Tilemaster epoxy dpm, very solid once set. You prime plus grip it then you can level on top. What m2 are we talking ?

 

[peteablard]

I use plastic packers stuck down with Silicon.

 

[Spare Tool]

Set laser up and mark on a staff highest point, use joiners packers or spacers stacked up till they hit mark on staff then stuck with a hot glue gun.. Ultra do a decent two part liquid dpm, roughly get about 8sqm out of a kit..

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

I use plastic packers stuck down with Silicon.

Set laser up and mark on a staff highest point, use joiners packers or spacers stacked up till they hit mark on staff then stuck with a hot glue gun.. Ultra do a decent two part liquid dpm, roughly get about 8sqm out of a kit..

Cheers fellas.

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Its not that large local. Around 35m2. First muti room.

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Plastic packers siliconed or a surface level laser if you have one

Cheers john. What surface laser do you use. I have seen a bosch one but is there a better one.

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Flooring suppliers offer a better range of Dpms and levellers as they’re more commonly used in that trade. It all depends what brands you have available. My first choice would be Ardex, but F Ball, Tremco, Uzin, Mapei etc all do good systems. Just make sure that you stick with one brand for all the products.
As regards to the levels, if you can’t plug and screw reference points then simply Silicon plastic packets in place through the whole floor, set off your laser datum and allow to dry. If the floors really rough a coat of Ardex NA before the DPM would be the first thing to do, then apply your DPM, once dry set your packers and then level up in however many coats are needed.

Thansk Lee for this. Some great info. I tend to use CTD so will check what they have. I like ardex so will see if i can source theirs. It seem a lot of folk glue ref points so will defo be going down that route. Can't believe i never thought to do that before.
Cheers
D

 

[John Benton]

Cheers john. What surface laser do you use. I have seen a bosch one but is there a better one.

I use the Bosch gsl2

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Found this one on evay. Says its new but missing the glasses.pic shows it has the target. Do they all come with remote john

 

[John Benton]

They don’t, there’s a choice with or without remote, I chose without when I purchased, it’s easy enough to rotate, remote would be easier on much larger areas

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Do you the glassses. Just had a google and the remotes are 70 pounds, not sure they can be an add on

 

[Old Mod]

Do you the glassses. Just had a google and the remotes are 70 pounds, not sure they can be an add on

From my understanding one is motorised, one is not. Check before you buy.
I have the motorised one and found it invaluable personally.
Great tools as John says.
I’ve never found the need to wear the glasses.
And you can use them at the same time as laying your slc, scan over your area as you work and it will give an accurate indication of where you are.
The best place to site them is on the highest point of your work area.

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

That one i doubt is motorised then. Can see the benefit of it been motorised. Cheers

 

[Old Mod]

This is it in action.
One continuous line indicates perfectly level, a split line indicates a rise or fall in the substrate and it’s very accurate.

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Now i want one even more😀

 

[Old Mod]

Now i want one even more😀

This won’t help then haha

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Its a must. But do you know how many tools I've bought since joining this forum Marc.🙂

 

[Old Mod]

Its a must. But do you know how many tools I've bought since joining this forum Marc.🙂

Not as many as me I’ll bet! 😛

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

I bet. But I'm a poor Northerner

 

[Old Mod]

I bet. But I'm a poor Northerner

Yeah and now I’m a bloody poor Londoner! 😛

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

My advice. Stay off the forum. Save a fortune.

 

[Old Mod]

My advice. Stay off the forum. Save a fortune.

And continue to live in a bubble and learn nothing of new tools or techniques!
Not quite sure I can advocate that D. 🙂

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Yeah your right. I never like having money anyway.

 

[Adam_Clap_1983]

Personally, I use DeWalt laser level. It has low power consumption, quite precious and has various mods of usability. Also, they advise a good warranty service. A good, solid choice.

 

[Adam_Clap_1983]

Hello!

I have tried a various number of the lasers for measurements, and different tasks require different tools. So for the constructing measurements at the floor, the best available in my opinion are DeWalt and Topcon brands.
Here you can check some useful articles: Best Laser Levels of 2018 - Reviews of Self-Leveling Lasers for Home - http://www.toptenreviews.com/home/tools/best-laser-line-levels/, Laser Level - https://www.hilti.com/content/hilti/W1/US/en/services/power-tools/measuring-tools/laser-level.html, 5 Best Rotary Laser Levels (July 2018) – Reviews & Buying Guide - https://wisepick.org/best-rotary-laser-level/
Feel free to ask me any questions about lasers.
Cheers

 

[Adrian mcc]

I use the Bosch gsl2

Are there two models to this laser thinking of getting one are they any good

 

[Adrian mcc]

Had the dewalt 360 three way laser brilliant bit of kit. Until it was stolen loved it