The Easiest Way to Self Level a Floor

[@Louisthesaxman1]

Used that recently, walked on it for about a month before laying the Karndean and it was still as smooth as a babies bottom. Good stuff.

[@richardjones824]

I used it earlier in the year to do 3 rooms downstairs 48sqm. A dividing wall had been removed and the slab had to be cut out and refilled, as it was high. Used this to refinish and fill in a few low spots. Used a pin float set to the desired depth and a spiked roller to remove any air and merge pours. I thought it would take all day and be a disaster, but all done in a little over an hour with 3 of us on it.

[@immers2410]

What’s a pin float?

[@shaunglendinning]

Great job Roger! Great product.

[@carforumwanker]

Used this myself and it was excellent .I managed to get it super cheap .

[@bikerchrisukk]

your user name made me chuckle haha

[@Richard-ys2ns]

My only advice to anyone using self leveling compound is that if you need to mix more than one bag ie. 10 bags in total buy yourself a bucket that can hold at least 3 bags worth of leveling compound and mix as many as you can in one go. I mix 4 bags at once when doing a large room and I have someone else mixing the next 4 bag load as I'm pouring. I see so many people mixing 1 bag at a time for a multiple bag job. it's painful to watch because I know how much unnecessary work that involves. Also you do not get the same finish trying to blend in different mixes over a longer period. Also as Roger said use SBR or a Latex primer never ever ever use PVA.

[@tilerman]

Richard you are bang on mate. If i do large area's (i'm a tile contactor) i mix up in a plastic dustbin. 5 bags at a time and while i'm rolling that out matey is knocking up the next mix. And i rightly or wrongly always add exactly 10% more water as i find the manufacturer's recommended mix ever so slightly under to make the mix pourable. And your also right re PVA. That stuff is useless as it's water soluble.

[@stakkerhmnd]

@@berbababy Did you? I'm so happy for you!

[@stakkerhmnd]

What happens if I'm doing another football field size again? Where can I buy a bucket big enough?

[@jimgeelan5949]

How do you pick up a bucket with four bags worth in it ? That’s 80kg plus the water 😧

[@stakkerhmnd]

@@jimgeelan5949 Kong is Strong. I am Kong.

[@paulkelly2882]

simple, short and easy to understand episode, good man Roger

[@martinlouden9005]

A flawless finish there Roger. Ahem........

[@thepoisondwarf7867]

That's one floor you don't want to wear your spikes on 😉 Good video 👍

[@Oli_Hudson]

Roger's favourite word today - critical! ;)

[@SkillBuilder]

Yes I have always had that 'word of the day' thing. Well spotted.

[@michaelsoraghan7954]

@@SkillBuilder h i roger , where did you get the levelling squeegee type thing ? Usually i use a spike roller and a little help from the floor trowel , but that thing seems good and easy to spread with the right amounts of pressure, cheers Mike

[@deckearns]

Thank you for this post. I'm about to use self leveller and this is awesome advice

[@CheckFred]

Self-Levelling-Compound ... The Bain of my life!! ..... Needing to use it on old floors to tidy up kitchens for the fitters, or just sort footprints in screeds I'd done the day before - human AND dear little dogs/cats ..... Grrrrr!!! ...... All that stodgeyness at the bottom of the tub before you managed to get it down in a split second EH?? ....... Hope this stuff's better Roger ..... Thankfully those days are well gone for Me :-)

[@one-off3264]

Can this be used on tongue and groove chipboard flooring? What's to stop this running under the skirting and down onto the plaster ceiling below. My floor needs to be flat but not perfectly level, i just need to fill a dip, if one side of the dip is slightly lower than the other will this run all the way down to the other side of the room or does it have enough viscosity for this not to happen and i can just spread with the tool. The room does not have a noticeable slope. Thanks

[@tinytonymaloney7832]

Interesting how you massaged that mix on with a trowel, sooo professional, you couldn't pop round mine an massage me back could you? 😂😂😂

[@vinnysurti]

When I was a lad (long time ago) I had a pair of Dunlop trainers 👟 👟. They don’t make just tyres

[@gdfggggg]

I had Hitech silver shadows, the rolls Royce of trainers 😉

[@beardedsailor5890]

@@gdfggggg i was force fed "shads" in the Navy !! Never trust a sportsman that recommends trainers he doesn't wear !! The PT instructors wore Reebok!! Neither of them made self levelling so I stuck with green flash Dunny's and a bag of LX360 :)

[@Tommy-on6sl]

I had a set of Dunlop golf clubs

[@vinnysurti]

@@brianhume4743 😂

[@oddjobtriumph1635]

I had a Dunlop Greenflash imprint on my arse in Primary school back in the day , all because i laughed at a teacher who caught me inside at lunch break. Nice man did give me a choice though, .....big wooden paddle or a dunlop Greenflash Trainer....after weighing up my options, i went for the softer option....Sadistic B'stard .. i was only 9 years old as well . How times have changed

[@burwoodbuild]

Informative video now on my saved list. Cheers Roger and co! 🤙😊

[@roysammons2445]

Floor looks really good. What's the large tool called you are using to smooth the Dunlop self leveling compound?

[@alexstunt3395]

Ox speedskim i think

[@SkillBuilder]

Hi Roy Yes it is the OX speedskim, piece of cake to do with that tool

[@steveriley1952]

He’s called Roger 😂 Only kidding another top vid SB 🙂

[@CarlosFandandgo]

Hadn't thought of using my Speedskim for this, was about to buy a Squeegee to do the job!! 😅

[@CrispEars666]

Great video. Question if I may, how much primer is required? Room I am doing is 9 square meters. Thanks

[@TheWadetube]

That was great, I would like to use that over old sunken OSB flake board floors in my mobile home kitchen.

[@lawrie9876]

Can you self level a block and beam concrete foundation floor? At the moment we have a floating floor on top with a membrane, polystyrene insulation and chipboard. But the floor is uneven so wondering if we can self level it?

[@davidwills6640]

Like the use of the speedskim, saves the back

[@SkillBuilder]

It was really easy, I wish I had thought of it years ago.

[@TooMuchInfoSir]

Hey Skillbuilder/Roger! I need to lay 5 bags in one room, what's the best way to get this done with a single set of hands? Pot life of 15/20m is too fast! I did two bags in my cellar, and first batch was already setting by the time i laid the second. Unlike tile adhesive, there isn't a 'slow' formula i can find.

[@bobgeldof2597]

Is it good for bathroom

[@totemmechanics1]

Roger, is it ok to add a 2nd layer? I just did 4 bags on 8m2 after watching your video but some went down holes so it's not thick enough. I have the Sbr universal I can put on first

[@SkillBuilder]

Yes that is fine. Just plug up the holes. I use foam. The SBR will help if you hit it when the SBR is tacky but if it is dry you might as well not bother.

[@totemmechanics1]

@SkillBuilder alright I'll give it a go. appreciate your help with this and all yr vids have a good weekender

[@borisgulliver4970]

Great video Roger, would a primer be needed if you are using any of these three dunlop products on top of a high-gloss start layer of sika two part resin MB? If so which please?

[@SkillBuilder]

If the surface is non absorbant then you don't need a primer

[@MarcusT86]

Hello Roger, what shoes are you wearing in this?

[@norriswr]

Hi Roger just wondering if you know of a self levelling compound that also acts as a DPM, My bungalow has single slab concrete floors and a simple plastic sheet was used as a dpm. I have found in some areas the DPM has failed and damaged the finished floor I have lifted these and now need to level the floor but also provide a moisture barrier, enjoying your channel

[@chillievans]

Trying to build up a garage floor to house level for a bit of a conversion. Could i lay dpm, 100 or so rigid foam insulation, then this self level, then chipboard, then flooring (probably LVT or laminate) Thanks

[@BartoszTabaka]

I tried to find a place to buy it in south east London but their website doesn't work when I put the postcode, shame! Good video though!

[@Louisthesaxman1]

I got it in selco.

[@SkillBuilder]

Selco.

[@anthonyh888]

How many bags for 8ft x 7ft room

[@jimmymac601]

Is it lighter or heavier than other self-leveling compounds ?

[@telstar4772]

I've got a kitchen that`s had an extension with a concrete floor, the original is timber any Ideas how i can level it for lino (vinyl)

[@billyguard-fox3526]

Fill any gaps with expanding foam, cut the foam flush with the floor. Sweep the shit out of it. Prime it and get a latex you can use on wood.

[@gareththomas1395]

Can it be used outside on cracked and decayed concrete in a garden?

[@tonyconnor5691]

Arditex NA

[@Kyle_Hubbard]

My mum has had shit after shit trades person do jobs for the extension and it's been an utter nightmare. I've had to rip up the flooring as it was level with the first brick and not above damp course and she was getting rising damp. I've spoken to some people and they've said I can create a raised floor. I'm having to do it myself as she's been ripped off and left with almost no budget. The guy who did the floor underneath hasn't made it level, there are dips and ditches in it. I could send you some pictures if you'd like but was hoping to get some advice. To level the floor would I use a brush to move the dust and then hoover it up as best as possible then use the Dunlop universal bonding agent wait for that to dry and then lay the LX-360 until the floor is level? Or should I just brush and lay the DPM and then pour the LX-360 over that? The idiots who did the floor and brickwork haven't tied DPM into the bricks so the floor underneath is wicking moisture, so I need to put DPM under the timber and then wrap it up over the timber. I'm aiming to have the timber just an inch above the damp course. Therefore I'm hoping that the DPM will protect the timber from any moisture below the three bricks.

[@swissanthony]

Was that a Speedskim Roger ?

[@SkillBuilder]

yes

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you : )

[@elliottdebell7783]

Damit why didn’t I watch this video first! Didn’t think to bring my speed skim 😂

[@obi-wankenobi8043]

Love the name of the product you used bro ! 😁 hint hint my surname 😁👷👍👍

[@SkillBuilder]

Have you got shares in the company?

[@obi-wankenobi8043]

@Skill builder shares that lot wouldn't share a packet of crisps with me mate ! 😁

[@mickobyobrien2650]

I see the underfloor heating left out by the basin ,but not by the w.c. is it wall hung,as if it's not someone could screw toilet down, bursting heating pipes.🤔

[@SkillBuilder]

It was left out under the w.c

[@jamiefors5062]

Lol, ol' Stevie Wonder

[@carforumwanker]

No ditra mat on the top ????????

[@SkillBuilder]

Not needed. The uncoupling is in the Elements board

[@carforumwanker]

@@SkillBuilder ok … i must have missed the bit about boards been used . I only heard there was enough depth for a tile and it’s adhesive.

[@BODGE71]

How easy is it to get it level and flat? I've heard that self levelling compounds don't self level and the Dunlop looked fairly viscous.

[@kyam3331]

It does take some setting out and practice

[@eddjordan2399]

spikey roller

[@dennishughes3250]

Made that mistake first time I used it. Self-levelling? No. Self levelling after it's trowelled reasonably flat, possibly. Oh, and if the substrate doesn't suck the life out of it - then level it with a hammer. Black art that one.....

[@SkillBuilder]

You can't use a spiked roller on the fibre reinforced because it ends up like a rug.

[@SimonSJRS]

@@SkillBuilder Of course you can use a Spiked Roller on fibre reinforced. It's recommended by F.Ball, Ardex & Mapei on their fibre reinforced products

[@Graham_Langley]

No mention of priming.

[@deepmystic5850]

We have some wavy flooring in an old Victorian house Just used some 9MM plywood butted together and screwed in to try and sort it Don't have the funds for a full refurb of the floor Some parts were still not 100% level Can we use this directly over plywood to fill the low spots?

[@JosiahCarron]

Yes, just use 2 coats of SBR primer first

[@deepmystic5850]

@@JosiahCarron Mate I screwed the ply in with short screws into the old floorboards I'm thinking to take some of the bounce out I should have screwed directly into the joist? This house is driving me mad All the floors have waves in them and some of the joist are twisted slightly But it causes a problem with the laminate flooring we are putting in I'm thinking to chop out all the boards and lay some 25mm ply straight over and strengthen the joist in between What's the best budget way to solve this man?!

[@JosiahCarron]

@@deepmystic5850 That would be a better solution, cos it reduces the degrees of movement (2 to 1), get some 60-80mm screws and go to town

[@deepmystic5850]

@@JosiahCarron So cut out all old Victorian floorboards Lay new 25MM sheets over it Then screw into the joist only Thanks mate

[@deepmystic5850]

@@JosiahCarron I'm thinking also once I have cut the old boards I should strengthen the floor Should I just put some noggins between the joist? What do I use for that?

[@JACKATTACKED]

👍

[@andycrask3531]

Try the screwfix no nonsense fibre levelling compound. Cheap and reliable

[@beardedsailor5890]

My epitaphe .... 😉

[@IAN1000IAN]

More like QVC every video 😉

[@SkillBuilder]

We are working on it. Please ignore all the other unsponsored stuff we do for free that takes our time and money.

[@IAN1000IAN]

@@SkillBuilder Only pulling your leg

[@fireblaster9961]

Floor boards lol