We are trying to prepare the 250 sq. ft. concrete floor of what was once an auto shop (that repaired a few MB's - MB content) for 18" square ceramic tiles. The concrete is not all that level or smooth. We poured eight bags of "self leveling underlayment" on it and improved some areas, made others worse.
The instructions I read/watched all used a ½" electric drill to mix the 50 lb. bag of cement like stuff into 5 qts/liters of water. I literally burnt up the Harbor Freight ½" drill on the fifth bag, switched to an old fixed speed 3/8th " drill, pulsing it to finish. I think we weren't able to keep mixing and pouring fast enough to keep up with the drying of the previous pour. I'm considering using our home owner sized cement mixer, but wondered who has BTDT, and been successful? Also, this cement mixer has a 24" long barrel that is 19" at the base and 16" at the throat. How many bags of sakrete should it be able to mix at once? If two 80 lb bags, should I be able to mix three 50 lb bags of "self leveling underlayment" at once??? _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
