Slc, What's Your Preferred Brand?

[Rich Midge]

Ps I'd used Webber the day before, good stuff, but no where near as good as this stuff, flows like a pint down my neck on a Friday tea time

Does flow lovely the Tilesmaster 30, as good as levelflex is, this flows far better imo. Also agree we above statements re Ultra, brilliant gear. Also like to add I'd rather level a floor any day than pack tiles up as shown in pictures. Obviously it's necessary sometimes but I'd much rather tile to a smooth flat subfloor.

 

[StevieBoy]

Does flow lovely the Tilesmaster 30, as good as levelflex is, this flows far better imo. Also agree we above statements re Ultra, brilliant gear. Also like to add I'd rather level a floor any day than pack tiles up as shown in pictures. Obviously it's necessary sometimes but I'd much rather tile to a smooth flat subfloor.

Wouldn't we all, as we would with walls.

It'd make life a lot easier if all walls and floors were completely flat and level I agree.

But it adds to the joy of the job when not I suppose lol.

 

[Rich Midge]

Joy of the job! Christ, I started at 16, I'm now 38 and I often despise the job!

 

[One Day]

This thread puts me in mind of the Americans with their 'mud' fixing.

 

[widler]

It's a 4ft speed skim, used by skimmers on sites, I bought one for the lads, they could not get used to it ,it's rubbish on skim, works a absolute treat on self levelling though 🙂
@whitebeam @jobdone

 

[goz]

Mapei ultra plan for me, great flow, long working time. Used with spiked shoes pinleveller and spike roller and your gonna get great floors

 

[Dhtiling]

This thread puts me in mind of the Americans with their 'mud' fixing.

No doubt us Americans use some thin sets at the top of their range. Many manufactures make thinset that allows you to go up to 3/4 of an inch, and many designers and builders feel that it is cheaper for us to set tile that way instead of giving us a proper floor, or paying for us to make it proper. I like Mapei or custom building products for slc, but as american as I am, some of the floors pictured in this thread and the methods to set/fix the tile are scary. If it works for you, cheers, but there are better ways. Some of you guys do beautiful work, some of you have been laying the same turd for many years.. Thanks for allowing me to participate, no offense meant by my words.

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

@wilder what sort of av thickness was the slc and how long before you start, setting the tiles. Cheers D

 

[Andy Allen]

Some very diplomatic answer on here well done everyone 🙂

 

[StevieBoy]

Absolutely.

 

[Andy Allen]

However I'm the kind of guy that if it looks like a turd, smells like a turd then it probably is a turd...😉​

 

[widler]

@Wishiwasatoptiler
It went from around 30mm to 1mm in places , when I put the laser round it ran about 50mm out from the corner where no slc is, which was the high spot .it still ran out but I couldn't get it true as it was being run into the hallway which was tiled with plank tiles a few weeks ago by myself (dot and dabbed, one at each end and one in the middle,flat as a pancake it was) .
This house is about 200years old , been gutted ,we plastered it and I've just tiled it all, whoever did the concreting wanted shooting , but like the bloke said, "its reyt Widdy, when I spill me beer it will run to corner, easier to mop up "
Known the man for years , a superb stone mason , he made the fire place , his stone work is top class, his block work is not 🙁

 

[hmtiling]

It's a 4ft speed skim, used by skimmers on sites, I bought one for the lads, they could not get used to it ,it's rubbish on skim, works a absolute treat on self levelling though 🙂
@whitebeam @jobdone

ordered! 🙂

 

[hmtiling]

After finally using rocatex fibre flow i have to agree with the guy who recommended it to me. It's the best slc i've used hands down. Used a lot of floor flex and ultra fibre fx but this is streets ahead for flow rate and the finish is bob on.
Thanks @widler for the speed skim idea, worked a treat!