Hi,
- Will self-levelling compound adhere to a mixture of "secure" cement floor screed and "exposed" concrete base?
- How durable is the SLC? Could I paint it as a kitchen floor or should I lay some vinyl on top?
Thanks,
Clive
Hi,
Thanks,
Clive
Yes.
You can certainly do the latter...
If you go for one of the better "latex" versions, then I expect that painted would work quite well unless you are feathering very thinly (i.e. less than a few mm) at the edges.
yes.
its durable enough in reasonable thicknesses.
But I'd tile it.
In fact when I did my kitchen, I used variable thickness rapid set tile cement instead of SLC ... string lines across the kitchen to get the levelled finished floor, and laid to the lines using a LOT of cement.
And when it got really deep - like 3 " - I used bits of broken tiles and cement that was going off to bulk out the gap.
Based on my experience with FBall Stopgap 300:
Yes.
When I had friable substrates I soaked then in 1:1 diluted SBR first.
And always use the green P75 (IIRC) primer they tell you to - that forms an efficient bond layer for the Stopgap 300.
As to "how durable" - it is described as "not a wear layer". For occasional use, it's quite tough - but washing machines etc are going to gouge it eventually. So no, you need a surface.
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