How To Level An Old Screeded Floor

You can also select to use self leveling floor screeds.

How to level an old screeded floor.

Over time concrete floors can settle unevenly or become uneven due to cracking and moisture. In this video we show how to level the floor with the self leveling cement. If you cannot screed the floor in one day install day joints at the edge of the screed. If an engineer found no structural issues you may be able to level the floor by applying a cement based self leveling floor product such as henry level.

Level across the screeds using your spirit level or a straight edged piece of timber moving the mix around until it is absolutely level between your two screeds. For this project we used 27 bags of self leveling cement to cover 430sqft 40m2. Even historic houses have saggy sloping floors. Old houses often have floors that are less than perfect.

Some homeowners when confronted with staggering bills for floor repairs come to terms with their floors. Leveling screed is a simple process for an experience concrete contractor. Whether you want to refinish an uneven basement floor or replace or add new flooring on top of an existing concrete floor somewhere in your home you most likely will need to level the concrete floor. Trowel on compact and level the screed in stages until the first section is filled then move on to the next.

How to install floor levelling compound on a concrete floor justdoityourself lovingit perfecteverytime subscribe now and hit the bell to get notified ab. Once you have two sections filled remove the batten between them and fill in the gap. Fill in any voids. The screed is poured over the selected area over pipework if required and then smoothed with a wooden float to level it.

This option if faster as the consistency is lighter and easier to spread. Minor workarounds are possible such as leveling individual elements within the floor tables armoires cabinets etc.