Using SLC to achieve 8mm depth

[stevee]

hiya mate , poured 7 bags of ultra on 30m2 today in 2& half hours , just needed the top few mm spreading about ,which i use a 1metre ali rule[with a homemade handle]

 

[cornish_crofter]

Thanks for all the replies.

I have one burning question. When you are smoothing out the last few mm how on earth do you achieve this without stepping in it? One assumes you kind of commit yourself to being happy with the areas you pour first before they become out of reach?

 

[stevee]

my [trowel] is 1 metre long at arms length,simples!!!!!

 

[SandyFloor]

You start at one end and work towards the door.

 

[andy8758]

Cornish Crofter - Like u I was a SLC novice until fairly recently. Last week I SLC'd 16 sq m in an hour, 3mm depth over UFH. Some things to consider:

- Most SLC's work best at 4 litres water per 20kg bag. However do consider that some special types do need less water.
- Make sure the central heatiung has been off for several hours and stays off until slc has set. If you dont the slc will get hairline cracks.
- Before starting get bucket loads of water ready at your mixing area - if you dont have an electric plaster/adhesive mixer - now is the time to buy one.
- Make sure your mixing bucket can mix and carry 20kg of slc and 4 litres of water - it is quite heavy and the bucket needs to handle the weight.
- A plastic spiked roller really helps, but is not essential - a basic plasterers trowel will do a very good professional finish - J trowel (walking stick strokes) the slc like u would multi-finish plaster.
- Plan how u will work - start at one corner and zig-zig back to your finish point (usually the door)
- Dont play with the mix. Pour a bit. Trowel it. Pour some more. Trowel it. Trowel to your depth - a well mixed slc is a piece of piece to work.
- Dont stop for a *** break. Keep goin until you finish.
- You have about 20 minutes with most mixes before they start to distort if you trowel around them. Rermember that as you move across the room. The best finishes come from steadily moving back and forth across the room and adding new slc to already laid slc that is less than 20 mins old.
- Because a good mix of slc can be easily troweled that last few feet of slc can be done from the exit doorway.
- If you dont have the confidence - buy urself a couple of bags, and practice slc in ur garage - it can be easily chipped up after practice.

And finally search this forum for threads on slc's - a lot of good info on here - some quite old. Reading it will boost ur confidence in doing the job.

Finally remember - Tiling is harder than laying a good base of slc.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

This is the way I level slc runners in to laser then flood

 

[White Room]

I'm sure you don't need a bucket to remind you which one to mix in Phil:lol::lol:

 

[paul78]

Cornish Crofter - Like u I was a SLC novice until fairly recently. Last week I SLC'd 16 sq m in an hour, 3mm depth over UFH. Some things to consider:

- Most SLC's work best at 4 litres water per 20kg bag. However do consider that some special types do need less water.
- Make sure the central heatiung has been off for several hours and stays off until slc has set. If you dont the slc will get hairline cracks.
- Before starting get bucket loads of water ready at your mixing area - if you dont have an electric plaster/adhesive mixer - now is the time to buy one.
- Make sure your mixing bucket can mix and carry 20kg of slc and 4 litres of water - it is quite heavy and the bucket needs to handle the weight.
- A plastic spiked roller really helps, but is not essential - a basic plasterers trowel will do a very good professional finish - J trowel (walking stick strokes) the slc like u would multi-finish plaster.
- Plan how u will work - start at one corner and zig-zig back to your finish point (usually the door)
- Dont play with the mix. Pour a bit. Trowel it. Pour some more. Trowel it. Trowel to your depth - a well mixed slc is a piece of piece to work.
- Dont stop for a *** break. Keep goin until you finish.
- You have about 20 minutes with most mixes before they start to distort if you trowel around them. Rermember that as you move across the room. The best finishes come from steadily moving back and forth across the room and adding new slc to already laid slc that is less than 20 mins old.
- Because a good mix of slc can be easily troweled that last few feet of slc can be done from the exit doorway.
- If you dont have the confidence - buy urself a couple of bags, and practice slc in ur garage - it can be easily chipped up after practice.

And finally search this forum for threads on slc's - a lot of good info on here - some quite old. Reading it will boost ur confidence in doing the job.

Finally remember - Tiling is harder than laying a good base of slc.

well said!!

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I'm sure you don't need a bucket to remind you which one to mix in Phil:lol::lol:[/QUOT


When you get to my age Beam, you can't be to careful:lol::lol::lol:

 

[White Room]

:lol::lol::lol: