Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That job was a wake-up call for the homeowner. They had purchased a high-end wide-plank floor but failed to…
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I walked into a site where the homeowner tried to DIY a self-leveling pour over 3/4 inch CDX plywood….
Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That job was a nightmare because the previous installer ignored the basic physics of the slab. I have spent…
Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. I walked onto that site and the homeowner was proud of the new slab. It looked flat to the…
Why a flat bathroom floor matters more than your tile choice Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the carpet install or the thick underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. I once walked…
Why Your New Floor Leveler is Dusting and Won’t Bond to Glue I smell like WD-40 and oak dust most days. My knees have the permanent calluses of a man who has spent three decades refusing to accept a subfloor that is not perfectly flat. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment…
The ‘Float Test’ for Checking if Your Subfloor is Truly Flat Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. That job was supposed to be a simple…
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor would not click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It will not. The reality of a subfloor is written in the physics of its surface. If you ignore a…
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. The previous crew had come in and poured eighty bags of self-leveling underlayment without a primer or a measuring bucket. They just eyeballed the water. When I walked onto that site, the floor looked like…
The Mechanical Truth About Why Your Self Leveler Is Delaminating From The Concrete Slab I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I have seen countless $20,000…
