Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Basement pad - self levelling - laminate
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htimst
09-13-05, 07:37 AM
Hi there,
I'm going to put laminate in my basement. The floor is cement and though it has no real high or low spots, it's about as smooth as a calm sea. I have depressions and elevations up to 1/4" everywhere. My thought is that I'm going to need to use that low viscocity self levelling compound. The room is 12 X 17 and I was wondering what sort of pitfalls I'm going to have to take into consideration when doing this, and is there some other way I should be considering. The flooring manufacturer says to not get amped up over anything 3/16's and less, it's just that the floor is so undulating around, and just over that limit, I think that it just has to be leveled somehow. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I'm going to put laminate in my basement. The floor is cement and though it has no real high or low spots, it's about as smooth as a calm sea. I have depressions and elevations up to 1/4" everywhere. My thought is that I'm going to need to use that low viscocity self levelling compound. The room is 12 X 17 and I was wondering what sort of pitfalls I'm going to have to take into consideration when doing this, and is there some other way I should be considering. The flooring manufacturer says to not get amped up over anything 3/16's and less, it's just that the floor is so undulating around, and just over that limit, I think that it just has to be leveled somehow. Any advice is greatly appreciated.