Clearing Dried Floor Leveler from Metal Drains and Preventing Plumbing Disasters My hands are permanently stained with thin-set and my knees remind me of every bad subfloor I ever fixed. I smell like WD-40 and oak dust. Most guys skip the leveling compound. They think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. I spent…
The myth of the self leveling pour Most guys skip the leveling compound because 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. People assume that self leveling underlayment, or SLU, is magic juice…
The reality of structural subfloor failure 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 because they think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. If you have a spongy spot in your plywood subfloor, you are…
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. That is the fundamental truth of structural flooring. I have seen fifteen thousand dollar wide plank walnut floors cup…
Why Your Garage Door Installation Will Fail Without a Level Concrete Floor In my years as a specialty residential garage door technician, I have seen homeowners invest thousands of dollars into high-end, carriage-house style doors, only to be frustrated six months later by mysterious squeaks, light peeking through the bottom, or an opener that refuses…
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 in a high-rise where the slab was poured like a mountain range. My knees…
I spent three days grinding concrete on a job last month just so the floor wouldn’t click like a castanet. The homeowner had tried to save a few bucks by pouring a cheap bag of big box store leveler over their new radiant heating wires. Within forty eight hours, the whole room sounded like a…
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 laminate install over a basement slab. Instead, it became a battle…
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 because they think the underlayment will hide the dip. It won’t. When you are dealing with a plywood subfloor, especially on a second story or an older home with…
The physics of a ruined subfloor 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 because the previous installer left a layer of yellow carpet glue that looked…
