DIY How to Self Level your Concrete Floors

it would prolly be helpful to use screeds on jobs like these.

A spiked roller would blend the mixes together better. It would also eliminate air bubbles.

Not very “self levelling” you had to scrape off the high spots. Level and high spots don’t go together 😂

In Australia they use sand cement and screed it ...this is so much easier

Bought some of this to level a basement floor, mixed it EXACTLY as stated on the bucket it came in. It set up way before I got to 4 minutes mixing time. Tried to get it poured out quick and ended up with a blob that wouldnt flow. If it's 4 1/2 quarts, thats what you should put on the bucket, not 4 quarts. Waste of money and time. Now i have to figure out a way to get this blob out and off the floor so I can do it properly, more waste of money and time.

Can this be used outside to level sidewalk concrete thats dipping.

Hey David love your videos I don't doo cement work all the time but just watching your videos over and over then just went for it did my hole back yard Lowe's my go too store too

I find that placing wet gravel in the low spots and pouring the leveler over it and raking the gravel is a better approach than mixing it in the bucket. You get the gravel exactly where you want and none where you don't

When u say 2 parts glue 1 part water do u mean 2 full containers glue to 1 full container water??

So you start at you deepest part of slab?

Would you be able to mix it in a concrete mixer?

They didn't have the right tools to do a better job, to me they just stared to use this, that's exactly what happened when I did mine first levels floors, but they will make better next time, just need more practice.
The video just give you an idea, how to do it.

Can you paint or stain on the leveler like concrete?

Man Brandon, those pants are tight!

I recently paid cash for a fixer upper. One of the last things I'll need to do is level the garage. The slab was poured for an East entry garage, but at some point they decided on a North entry so they could build decks the full width of the house to take advantage of the lake views. They didn't fix the slab at all, so my garage doors are crooked (they don't close on one side!) and it's just ridiculous! Thank God for videos like yours that are showing me what I can and cannot tackle by myself! I might need to use a lot more gravel - lol.

Odell, This video showed everything I needed to complete the resurfacing of my patio. The aggregate was an excellent pro tip. Thank you!

Hi David - awesome video, very helpful and informative. I wanted to quickly ask - do you think instead of the aggregate, someone could use the metal mesh that Lowe's sells? Or do you think the mesh itself would be too thick? Thanks again!

There is nothing more satisfying then putting in a hard days work. I enjoyed this video and learned something.
Thank you sir.

Stone lungs.

What application method do you recommend if you are using this as a finished floor...something to simulate new polish trowled finish floor? To avoid the different pours of wet lines and such?

this was super helpful! We don't have the man power to get it done ourselves, but i have a better idea of what to expect now.

I’m almost positive that I’ve watched all of his videos his narrations for me are of can be juxtaposed to listening to Attleboro talk about animals

I went to lowes and never saw any of that product.

How many buckets of self leveling did you have to use??

DAVE!! I need your advice! I poured my front walkway w/a single step to my porch and finished after dark well this morning in daylight walkway looks good but the step looks rough & a lil rocky is there a cream i can use to skim it, its still wet I kept plastic over it and have been watering it all day

Nice video with useful information from both you and Brandon. You make it look easy but I'm looking for a contractor that has used this kind of stuff before which is the hard part. I have a warehouse floor where 600-700 sq feet has dipped from zero to about 2 inches. Is this good as the final floor to put on some industrial shelving and to run 1000lb pallet jacks on all day?

Odell you are well on your way to becoming the end all be all of concrete

How many drills are there - that have a setting on them that allows you to set the rpm? Here's my answer - none

Good content.

I love it when the pup walks on the floor

Great video

i have a question. i bought a house that had a porch built with a slope. they turned it into a room. can i do what you just did in that room to level it?

No it’s not level

Can it be used Outdoors

Can you lay epoxy over this material?

If I have to layer this and or overlap… do I need to apply the adhesive bonding agent between the layers of this product….. in the middle of that right now.

I think the adhesive is 2 parts water to 1 part of bonding agent

The bucket also says for indoor flooring use only

Very expensive for leveling the floor

What was sq ft of area and how many buckets did you end up using?
Great video, I'm doing this same job at my house this spring.

Serious question: Can I just add the water directly to the bucket that the Self Leveler comes in and do the drill mixing that way? I'm not adding gravel or anything to mine, and I'd rather spare myself extra lifting.

Where do they sell the laser and what's it's name?

Glue? What glue?

Let’s go Brandon

All that needed was one more over all coat!!

Yeah, I didn't like the gravel from the gitgo. Rolls around, probably has chips, even washed. Odell is the king of concrete, but I think he let the instructions get him this time. I think sand might work, like in sand/topping mix. All the rest of the process David used was, as usual, above and beyond the usual thought level in this type of work. And of course, he knows how to solve any problems even after the pour starts to set.

If is 11/2 thick just use regular concrete mix .

Thank you so much for this your a life saver. Not sure of what glue to use but ill finish the video to see if you talk about that. 😁😁

1 more question please - I was going to paint the floor before building on it so i have to wait 30 days to paint it. If i can color the leveler i can build on it faster. Can i add color to the self leveler?