On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 2:27 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I have no idea how rough your floor is, however I've done some pretty rough > floors in the past. This floor has two spots 1/3 room width from one wall that are about 1" higher than the low spots. > I always used a straight edge to identify high and low > spots and troweled on the material. A good straight 2X4 will work nicely to > establish the "new smooth floor height". The floor is 18 ft. long --- I've identified the high spots, it's getting the low ones filled smoothly up to the high ones that's the problem. > A round corner trowel 24 inches > long with a good handle should float the material smooth. > Yes, I need to get one of those! Mine is too small for this job. > > Seems to me you are trying to poor an entire new cap, which isn't what the > material you are using is made for, from my experience. > Yes, the "self leveling underlayment is for pouring a new cap from 1/16" to 2" thick. > > When you lay the tile, use a notch trowel with deep enough notches [ I > prefer square notch pattern] so that you seat the tile for height as you > lay them [use the plastic "X" spacers for good edge distance also] . > Should end up with a nice level floor that way after grout. > > Of course, keep pain meds handy for following day after laying tile.. ;)) > Well stocked already !!!!! -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ 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.
