Wickes self leveling compound

The latex leveler is widely used in shopfitting but I forget why.

The other stuff is just a mix of pva, fine sand or some similar filler and cement. You can get away with slightly thicker layers of diy using pva and brick sand.

A lot cheaper anyway. Use a 2 or 3:1 mix. I've no idea what amount of PVA is required. Mix it in one of those large plastic trugs with a plasterer's mixer on a drill. Slop it on and watch your wife's face as she realises you can't get the splashes off until it sets.

Be very careful she doesn't scratch the backs of your hands with her face when the fight breaks out. You may wish to invest in an expensive pair of gloves.

If the floor is damp, you need the latex. Otherwise, the cheaper stuff, or indeed 3 soft sand/ 1 cement mixed with 4 water/ 1 pva should do. The latex product has the advantage of setting to a smooth finish, and possibly the cheaper screed will too

Whatever you go for make sure it goes on thick as I found when putting a thin screed down in the kitchen, the damn thing cracked as it was too thin a level when completely dried out. :-(

I can't answer your specific question but about 3 years ago I did find that the B&Q product had almost identical instructions to the Evostick product which was very much more expensive!

The product did not self level as well as I would have liked!

I've used B&Q, Evostick and Wickes purely as they don't seem to keep much in stock, the Wickes will eventually be coming back up well the bits that aren't already lifting... it's rubbish. :-)

Mark S.

Was this the latex one or just the ordinary?