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Level floors Ray K 05-10-2008
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Posted by Ray K on May 10, 2008, 3:26 pm
Ray K wrote:
> I'm always impressed with the smooth, level floors in a typical Home
> Depot or Lowe's. They look like concrete with some kind of coating
> over them. Questions:
>
> 1. Anyone know what the actual construction of these floors is,
> especially how they get the top layer so perfectly smooth?
> 2. What kind of contractors do this work?
> 3. Even though they may be an expensive overkill, are they practical
> for home use, as an underlayment for ceramic tiles or Pergo-type
> flooring, ? Yes, I am aware of self-leveling products that are hard to
> mix without a 1/2" drill, and even after mixing are thick enough to
> require troweling.
>
> My situation is a bedroom where the edges of floor along three of the
> four walls are about 1/4" below the level of the floor two feet in
> from the walls. There are also some minor low spots in the center.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ray
Thanks everybody. The house is a ranch on a concrete slab. Now that I
have a better understanding of HD floors, I'll avoid that approach and
struggle with a self-leveling product and try to improve my poor
troweling abilities.

Ray

Posted by cybercat on May 10, 2008, 6:17 pm

> Thanks everybody. The house is a ranch on a concrete slab. Now that I have
> a better understanding of HD floors, I'll avoid that approach and struggle
> with a self-leveling product and try to improve my poor troweling
> abilities.
>
It was a good question, and I found the answers interesting.



Posted by nospam on May 10, 2008, 8:14 pm
>
> > Thanks everybody. The house is a ranch on a concrete slab. Now that I have
> > a better understanding of HD floors, I'll avoid that approach and struggle
> > with a self-leveling product and try to improve my poor troweling
> > abilities.
> >
> It was a good question, and I found the answers interesting.

Same here. In fact I'd like to see a discussion in this group on
the merits vs. drawbacks of slab foundations. Probably not a
lot of love for them among repair guys, installers etc, but my
last house was the first one that had a slab foundation and I
loved it. Perfectly level floors, absolutely no creaks, squeaks
etc. It just felt a lot more solid compared to a pier foundation.



Posted by Barney on May 10, 2008, 8:30 pm

> I'm always impressed with the smooth, level floors in a typical Home Depot
> or Lowe's. They look like concrete with some kind of coating over them.
> Questions:
>
> 1. Anyone know what the actual construction of these floors is, especially
> how they get the top layer so perfectly smooth?
> 2. What kind of contractors do this work?
> 3. Even though they may be an expensive overkill, are they practical for
> home use, as an underlayment for ceramic tiles or Pergo-type flooring, ?
> Yes, I am aware of self-leveling products that are hard to mix without a
> 1/2" drill, and even after mixing are thick enough to require troweling.
>
> My situation is a bedroom where the edges of floor along three of the four
> walls are about 1/4" below the level of the floor two feet in from the
> walls. There are also some minor low spots in the center.

so, what's the big deal?



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