levelling off a concrete floor

Doglover88

is it called screeding? And who does this, the plasterer? It looks like a concrete base, with hard tils over the top of it i was hoping to leave these down. Theres a bit of a lip where a wall used to be and i was hoping to lay laminate or tiles throughout but it needs levelling off.
Is it basically the same as skimming the walls?
Many thanks in advance

frizz_head

Glen, you sound like you are in the same position we were 2 years ago re. your house - I do not envy your task!

Screed is a very 'wet' concrete mix that was done by our builder and took an absolute age to dry - over a week to dry completely.

I'm sure you will get some proper advice from someone in the trade - but just thought I would let you know what I knew.

Good luck with the renovations Glen!

smudgie2

Glen, we had a major kitchen refurbishment last year which meant taking the kitchen back to a brick shell, replastering, re-wiring, the list goes on and on ! When the walls had been replastered the builder checked the concrete floor, and considering the house is 100yrs old, and the kitchen had once been a breakfast room and scullery, the floor was far from level. To level it prior to laying ceramic tiles he used ''self levelling compound' which I think looked like brown treakle. I was dry in 24hours and they were able to begin laying the floor.
Hope this helps

Boohbah

A floor screed has to be a minimum of 2 1/2".
Judging from what information you've given, I think your looking for a leveling compound, such as this.

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=0CMLE34AS44X1CJO2C4CIIQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&q=&n=47264-78&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1&x=0&y=0

Doglover88

thanks people, is the slef levelling compound something i'd do? I assume so because of the name of it I'm hoping i just pour away and go, and it settles nice and level all on its own? plllease tell me this is the case

Frizz your spot on! Woodchip walls, ceilings, no carpets anywhere, holes in ceilings from a leaky shower, bowed ceilings where the plasterboard has expanded under the weight, old steel framed windows with brackets going about 8" into the brickwork (since been replaced by new upvc) so yeah, theres a fair bit to do! But, saved myself about £30k on the price and enjoying all the work in a funny kind of way :wall:
i think!
cheers again
glen

blindman

How to level a concrete floor

Wickes sell the powder form.

Trick is to get the consistency like custard, then just pour it onto the area, it finds its own level.

Dries to walkable in 2-3hrs hrs, useable in 24\48.

Rhino666

Builders used to use something called Feb floor that came powder form and was mixed to a creamy consistency before being spread on the floor to level. Most builders merchants will allow the return of unused bags so make sure you buy enough for the job. It used to be pretty expensive but hopefullt the Chinese make it now, so cheaper :-)