Self Leveling Floor Compound On Particle Board

Hi all my flooring contractor came over recently to inspect my subfloor prior to installation of bamboo floating boards.

Self leveling floor compound on particle board.

This akona floor leveling compound is available at mennards for about 35 per 50lb bag. For extremely large areas it may be necessary to have multiple individuals dedicated to mixing so that they can keep up with the self leveling application time frame. The boards are tongue and groove 600x120x21mm with 6mm timber on top and the base is timber ply. He used a 3m metal rule to demonstrate that my subfloor is uneven in places and indicated that he would like to use some sort of self leveling material to even it out.

If the subfloor is plywood or particle board start by screwing down any loose boards or plywood sheets. When leveling floors made of wood you ll need to sand down any high. It doesn t require primer. Add more wood screws if needed to secure them.

The cost is about 11 for 3 5lbs at amazon and. Make sure to remove stray nails or staples. 5 cm thick in one pour and seeks its own level in minutes. Akona self leveling floor underlayment cement is another water based powder mix for use over plywood and concrete.

Rutland floor level is a floor leveling compound in a premixed tub. A third most experienced person will then use the self leveling compound roller applicator to ensure that the floor is being accurately leveled with the self leveling compound. The advice i ve been given is to use both secret nails and timber floor adhesive i believe because of the smaller herringbone boards and the particle board. Replace any nails with screws since nails that popped up will loosen again.