How To Level A Floor | Self-Leveler Tips For DIY Beginners

Self Leveler Used - homedepot.sjv.io/Y9vR9e
Small Pink Foam Roll - homedepot.sjv.io/eK5111
Large Mixer (For Drill) - amzlink.to/az0CPHtsIWfF1
Great Stuff Foam - amzlink.to/az0EbYBIAAj2Z
Emily (@YouCanDIYHome ) will walk you through the process of leveling a bathroom floor ensuring you have a solid base for your tile or vinyl plank floor. Along the way, she will give you a few tips to ensure you have a successful project which is approachable my most DIYers. Leveling your floor will help ensure the rest of your project is much easier and will help you get the end results you want on your DIY projects.
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Great video Emily!

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The link isn't working for me. Is it still up?

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[@kateneal5137]

I like that you show the consistency of the level or.

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She needs to be in every one of your videos

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A fellow lady home-diy-er! 😍 Rock that quick set, sister!

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Thanks so much for sharing this information! You're ahhhhhmazing!

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Thank you Terrie!

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Excellent video! Please be in more videos!

[@MrSloanmeister]

👍💯 Very Informative, Thanks For The Step By Step. Great Job!

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Happy to make it! Thanks for watching and commenting!

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This was awesome

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Thanks!

[@TheExcellentLaborer]

Excellent tutorial! 👏

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Thank you!!

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Great video!

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Thank you!!

[@kommoncents5853]

Good video well explained. It's much easier to remove that spray foam with an oscillating tool than a knife.

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Good idea! I tend to make things harder than they need to be :)

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Great information, i just subbed to her channel.

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Thank you so much!

[@johnrustic]

Very good video and kudos to not having plumber's crack lol.

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I edited that out. :)

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Scott's channel is doing great to get Jennifer Garner to do a video for him! j/k - Just checked out your channel Emily, subbed, and will check out more content soon!

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Thank you for subscribing, I appreciate you!

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Thank you!!

[@christianlewis7985]

FYI - troweling or using a “spiky roller” is actually critical to self levelers. Directly after the mix, surface tension builds up, so breaking the surface tension after a pour allows for greater flow and leveling. It’s on the instructions on the bag

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Good point- I’ve always used a trowel or squeegee. I usually just do small bathrooms. Now they have spiked rollers for cheap on amazon. Back when I started many years ago, I could afford to buy a spiked roller (they were pricey and I couldn’t justify a tool I didn’t use a lot) I’ve even seen people use a paint roller attachment without the roller on it, just to break everything up. I’d definitely just order a spiked roller if doing a bit space.

[@Wooster77]

Do you need to cover the entire room with the leveler, or only the dip (if the edges can be identified)?

[@YouCanDIYHome]

You can absolutely just do a section. Some people put screws in the floor in the dip and then screw the heights of the screw up to how deep they need to pour so they know how deep to go in each area. Or they make markers with foam board or some other product to know how deep to go in a divet.

[@Wooster77]

@@YouCanDIYHome using screws to mark heights is a great idea. Thanks.

[@dean9498]

We use dura rock instead of osb. If we're pouring over an inch thick.

[@1LonePuma]

Well done, and thank you; however, the land lord may not approve my doing this job, even I can, he might want to watch your video, it will give him confidence to maybe let me do it... Thanks again mam, tips hat. 🤠

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Maybe he will! Some landlords are happy to have tenants do projects, doesn’t hurt to ask!

[@Xzavieur]

if you ever remove that tub wont that destroy the tile job being below the threshold of the tile that much?

[@YouCanDIYHome]

It's a pretty solid tub. I can't imagine a situation where I would remove the tub but not replace the floor tile. You could definitely pour leveler prior to setting the tub if you preferred to do the whole floor. I always feel better keeping the weight of a house down, it just makes me feel better. I know that sounds weird and it doesn't matter.

[@Turb0Yoda]

Damn Scott, I didn’t think you’d grow that much hair in between your uploads 😂

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Haha!

[@mjwint]

Be sure to cover all holes, I missed a few nail holes and going a pile of self-leveler on work in the basement shop under the first floor area I was leveling.

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Yes! It can be catastrophic if you miss one!

[@dean9498]

A piece of paper drywall tape can be pushed into the wet leveler to seal up the hole while your pouring. Preventing the leveler from flowing through the hole.

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😎🤝

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[@JCWren]

And not a single Wago was used.

[@sarspants]

A Wago two-two-one lever nut?

[@jackjohansson10]

I can help

[@weekendwarrior3420]

Put half of the powder in, mix a bit, put the rest. That's much easier.

[@mastergoblin7205]

dear Lord. Have you just nailed a bended board without any glue? someone will be up for a surprise in 10 years

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Adding glue is definitely a great idea. And always screwed, never nailed. The helix of the screw is going to give a great grab. The shank of the nails would for sure allow for slippage over time. I have similar jobs many years old that are screwed down and still going great 😀But yes, definitely wouldn’t recommended nailing if you’re not glueing.

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Couple of pro's over here!

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Apostrophes don't make nouns plural. :)

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Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

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Scott's wife? Used to an introduction on this channel.

[@Rusty-Shackleford69]

How to create a higher non level floor!😂😅😊

[@Bigguy_33]

Big mistake…the toilet flange after leveling, grouting and tiles will sit about 3/4” - 1” below the finished floor. Never use extra thick wax rings. You should’ve cut the flange out (5 minutes), leveled then reinstalled the flange leaving it high enough so after grouting and tiling the flange would sit 1/4” higher then the finished floor.

[@YouCanDIYHome]

This toilet flange was actually installed incorrectly by the “plumber” - if you could call him that- (like so out of alignment that if you mounted a toilet, it would be at a 45 degree angle)- so we’ll be cutting that out and replacing both straight and higher to match the floor height.

[@natersalad889]

There's plenty of options of fixing the toilet flange height after the flooring is installed, when your done with leveling and floor is when you know the exact finished floor height to move foward, pump your brakes ....

[@YouCanDIYHome]

@natersalad889 you’re exactly right! The plan is to address is after the final height was known, we knew it needed to be replaced. And of course, it will have its own video :)

[@demophys4883]

I think it would be wise for you to wear a mask. There was a lot of nasty dust when you poured the bag into the water bucket.

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Is this his wife?

[@YouCanDIYHome]

Hi! Nope, I’m a contractor from a small town in Wyoming :)

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@@YouCanDIYHome oh nice! Just subscribed to your channel :)

[@njc41980]

Yikes. No. If you're using scraps of OSB, caulk, foam, and tape to create a level floor, you're doing it wrong.

[@alpha42069]

that spray foam looks uggglyyy

[@YouCanDIYHome]

There are lots of other options for dams. This is usually the easiest and I was uncoupling and also tiling over so any weird gaps were filled with thinset. They actually make stick down boarders you can buy, but I don’t think it’s worth the extra expense for me