Boring Question: Self Levelling Compound Recommendation

[LennyM1984]

As per the title, what SLC do people recommend for levelling a concrete floor prior to tiling? Mapei seem to get consistently good reviews but I see Sika products (and I've had good experience sticking my race car together with Sikaflex!) are more competitively priced.

So... What do people recommend?

[RGG]

This one mixes great - flows great - adheres great - levels great - sets quickly

https://www.mapei.com/gb/en/products-and-solutions...

Often on offer as well from the usual places - £23 or 4 for £80

Look up the Toolstation reviews

Edited by RGG on Friday 20th February 10:38

Edited by RGG on Friday 20th February 10:46

[Danns]

And buy more bags than you think you'll need. You can always take em back!

[wolfracesonic]

Ardex and Setcrete are two other names to look for, Wickes stock the latter I think, though I’d buy whatever you can from a place that will let you take back what you don’t need, as mentioned above.

[GasEngineer]

I use Arditex. It comes with a bottle of latex liquid matched to the bag size so you always get the perfect mix.

eg: https://targettiles.co.uk/ardex-arditex-na-grey-se...

[mikeiow]

I had to use some for the first time recently: a tiny space under the dishwasher that had a pipe that needed to be hidden.

Took about ¾ of a bag of L12 from Screwfix to get a depth of about 25-30mm in an area 600mm x 600mm.
Made up over 3 mixes (max 10mm) with some of this sealer brushed on the cleaned floor and between each coat.
Mixed up nicely.
Made rather a nice job for my first ever try!

That said .an entire room might be pushing my abilities

[OldPal]

It totally depends on your subfloor and the depth you need to go. As a pro I avoid mapei.

If I had to recommend two newbie friendly screeds without seeing it would be fballs 1200 and ardex NA.

Make sure you prime.

Don t go with what s cheapest, you ll regret it when your floor goes down and the screed goes pop. Use a spiked roller if your new it will help get a better finish.

Edited by OldPal on Saturday 21st February 03:31

[swanny71]

Mapei Ultraplan 3240
I used it during a bathroom renovation last year as a self levelling compound novice.
Easy to mix, pour and it levelled with minimal input from me over a 2sqm area. Set rock hard overnight.

[LennyM1984]

OldPal said:

It totally depends on your subfloor and the depth you need to go. As a pro I avoid mapei.

If I had to recommend two newbie friendly screeds without seeing it would be fballs 1200 and ardex NA.

Make sure you prime.

Don t go with what s cheapest, you ll regret it when your floor goes down and the screed goes pop. Use a spiked roller if your new it will help get a better finish.

Edited by OldPal on Saturday 21st February 03:31

Thanks. The subfloor is concrete (screed) and depth wise, I only need to level a few mm (I just want to level some slight variations in the floor in preparation for largish tiles).

[OldPal]

LennyM1984 said:

Thanks. The subfloor is concrete (screed) and depth wise, I only need to level a few mm (I just want to level some slight variations in the floor in preparation for largish tiles).

No probs! Both of those I recommended will be perfect for it. I’d recommend priming if you can but you’ll probably be fine if your just using it to level off parts of the floor.

[woodypup59]

See previous thread here.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...