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Self level compound poor job?
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Floor was screed, it varied in thickness as there was a supporting brick wall we took out between the arch and double doors and the original screed was falling in opposite directions.
Just used a spiked roller, helps get the air out and get it flat.
I will say though I used Topps Tiles fast track and it was really nice stuff and we were walking on this floor within the hour!
I highly recommend it.
Just used a spiked roller, helps get the air out and get it flat.
I will say though I used Topps Tiles fast track and it was really nice stuff and we were walking on this floor within the hour!
I highly recommend it.
Very nice. How long until you can fix tiles?
I think the bag said 45mins, but it still felt warmish to the touch and although you could walk on it I would leave it for another 45 mins as it was uniform in colour and rock hard by then.
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LM
Sorry to burst the bubble but the original pour of slc was of the wrong consistancy from the start and therefore compromised. Scrapping a bit off is worse than papering over the cracks and will eventually cost you even more money to put right once it fails. To rectify this properly you are going to have to remove all the default leveller and start again.
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LM
I’ve used this before also and was pleasantly surprised by it.
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VT23
Wow, looks great! Did you need to trowel it? Or just pour and spike roller?
H
hmtiling
The topps stuff is made by ultra. Does look identical to the f ball and tilemaster one though
Which is better?
I didn’t know that, my usual choice is Ultra 2 part so with this being so good it would make sense.
H
hmtiling
Nothing in it for me
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Waluigi
Makes sense as they sell Ultra too. I’m not keen on Topps. They wanted to charge me £30 for a bag of grout the other day.
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hmtiling
Rocatex fibre flow the is best I've used
Thank you. It’s like a lot of thinks I guess. Personal choice and experience
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GoneGuy
I’ve used plenty of setcrete leveller, nice to use
Just don’t buy it from a builders merchants they have no idea how to store anything, if you do chances are it will end up like the original job here,
Mix it mechanically on a slow speed, mixing from the point you slowly add the powder.
Keep a small handful of powder back from the mix as this makes it slightly more watery and helps with flow.
Clean the mixing buckets every 2nd mix otherwise it ends up too thick.
Pour the mix away from the edges and help it towards the corners with a trowel, don’t play around with it too much.
Use the spiked roller to get the air out and flatten the different pours together.
Simples!!
Mix it mechanically on a slow speed, mixing from the point you slowly add the powder.
Keep a small handful of powder back from the mix as this makes it slightly more watery and helps with flow.
Clean the mixing buckets every 2nd mix otherwise it ends up too thick.
Pour the mix away from the edges and help it towards the corners with a trowel, don’t play around with it too much.
Use the spiked roller to get the air out and flatten the different pours together.
Simples!!
W
Waluigi
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