It is known that the liquid floor leveler is a very thin, watery form of the cement which is used to fill in the cracks, dips, holes, and also uneven surfaces on the underlayment before you are going to lay the flooring materials.
This is good to patch up both of the cracked cement and the seams between the plywood underlayment, in the preparation for either stone, clay, or vinyl tiles.
Because the liquid can find its own level, the leveler can naturally even itself out when it is poured, filling in low spots.
It comes with a very fast initial drying time which is from 10 to 15 minutes so that it is essential to do the small sections at a time.
At this time, this article is going to deliver some tips to use liquid floor leveling.
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The first thing that you need to do is to get the floor dry and clean.
You should get over it using vacuum to make sure that all of the loose dust and debris are extracted from the surface.
The second thing is to mix the floor leveling compound in the bucket with water at ratio that recommended on the packaging.
Usually, the leveler must end up with the very thin, soupy consistency, almost but not quite liquid.
The third thing is to pour the leveler over the floor that starting in a far corner from doorway and working from your way out.
You can do the areas of about three by three feet at a time.
After that, you need to guide the levelers into the cracks of the valleys as you pour it by using a trowel.
Then, you need to scrape a 2 by 4 over it in order to get it smooth and level with surrounding floor.
The fourth thing is to do the whole part or the floor in sections.
Then, you need to let it set overnight.
Lastly, you should lightly sand the floor surface by using a vibrating sander and 100-grit sandpaper.
Then, you have to vacuum up the dust.