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I was wondering this - I guess I should see what the cost of leveling 1300 sq ft of concrete would be. My guess is the difference in the high and low points is upwards of a 1/4".

This is super helpful, thank you! The space will be unoccupied while the floors are installed. We'd like to get back in as soon as possible after, but would be willing to wait a few extra days if it improves the quality or life of the flooring. The walls are finished drywall, the baseboards...

Also, I think our next best option would be an engineered hardwood plank that is rated for radiant floors, but there are spots where the slab heaved an 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch - so it's not flat and would require at a minimum either a grind or a top coat to level the slab before we could install...

Oh, I should also mention the final installed price would be around $10 a sq. ft which didn't seem too bad to me given the complexity of prepping the concrete inside the home (lots of closets and nooks and crannies to account for). Does this compare in installed price with what you've seen?

I realize this forum is garage specific, but it seems like there is a lot of experience with this type of floor. My question is - given that experience, would you ever consider putting a flake floor throughout your whole home? Let me provide some context. We have a 1300 sq ft home that it's...