Leveling material for concrete

I don't think any of the normal masonry products would be bothered by mere freezing temperatures, once you've let them cure. If you're doing a build-in-place installation for the cooler, why do you need the floor that level? Just as a substrate for the tile? If you level the floor with epoxy, you can skip the tile entirely.

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Thanks for the kind reply.

On one box, the floor is uneven and tile work would be difficult to make it look good, we also need to control drainage and the floor now slants a little off center to the wrong wall.

On the other system it has insulated 8 ft by 2.5 ft floor panels which lock together to themselves and also to the walls. If the concrete subfloor isn't level the gaps between the panels grow bigger and bigger and the last panel to be locked down could be off by inches. This is a real problem in the industry due to floors being off level just a small amount. Even if you get the panels together the locking mechanisms are stressed and then vapor barriers are broken and moisture settles in the panels. So, a floor being level is extremely critical when you install an insulated box with insulated panels. The unit without insulated panels require it for drainage and also for symmetry.

As to the epoxy, I'm not familiar with this; can you link me to something concerning it please?

I had heard that there was a masonry product that you can mix and just pour it out and it levels itself, but of course the people who mention this stuff never have a name or a company :-)

Thank you very much for your input. I greatly appreciate it.

Rich

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That's weird. If I was designing a system for that sort of thing, I'd bed the floor panels down in construction foam as if the WERE tiles, but there's probably some reason that won't work.

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Presumeably, they mean something like this:

Help yourself

Google search for "self leveling underlayment"

Any product by Mapei, Laticrete, Fritz, or Ardex will exceed anything your looking for. There are other good manufacturers, I have just had good luck with these.

Many walk ins, especially freezers use insulated floors to conserve temperature and reduce moisture problems.

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Thanks to all for the great links and the suggestion of what to look for on google. These have been very helpful and I appreciate it.

The links have also helped me with a project that I've been battling for years at my own home, so you posts have helped more than you can imagine.

Thanks again Rich