Self Leveling Before Coating

[stealthmagic27]

Hey everyone,

I am going to be laying down Legacy HD epoxy in my single come warmer temps. The slab is approx. 20 years old and has only a few cracks but more unevenness throughout.

Is it OK to put down a layer of self leveling before hand to fill and level out the slab? I am worried about delamination. Should I worry? Whats the process to make it stick...? Thanks for the input.... heres a quick pic...

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Why do you want to self-level the floor?
Looks good as is.

Be careful as some of these products are cement based and will be weak compared to your existing concrete. Especially in a garage setting.

 

[stealthmagic27]

lol It does look really good in the picture, but there is more unevenness (small dips) in some areas and some pitting in other areas and would hate to just coat over them without fixing those areas first. Tough to see in the picture.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Use our HD110 to make small repairs and dips.
Much harder than the concrete you are applying it to, tenacious grip and it can be used in shallow repairs. Compatible with the coating too!

http://www.legacyindustrial.net/products/concrete-repair/hd-110-epoxy-concrete-patch.html

 

[benwah]

^^ That's really your best option IMO.

 

[shaun oriold1]

I tell my customers leveling low spots can be a tricky thing to do. I hope I can explain it well enough.

Say you have a 2 car garage and there is a low spot on the left side of the left bay ( if you drive in, then the driver will step out into a low spot. If the car is wet, you're stepping out into a puddle....

Now if you fill that low spot the water will find its way to the next low spot. IT might be on the passenger side of the car now.... You fill that, then its on the left side of the second bay, then you fill that, and its on the right side of the second bay now...

To complicate things, after filling the first low spot the water might be pushed out the door.... So you might be OK. ITs trial and error. As a professional company, most of my customers dont want to pay me to do this.....

Making a floor perfect can be a slow and expensive process, as you need to fill an area, put water onto the floor, and repeat as necessary.

The other potential way is to take off the high sports when grinding. Assuming your grinder is heave enough.

There is a somewhat way to cheat with the leveling when you're flaking the floor, you can flake it heavier there to build it up.

Re-levelling the floor with leveling compound is a crappy way to do it. Its tougher to do, more intensive, and less guaranteed.

 

[stealthmagic27]

Thanks for the replies guys!
Shaun you explained it perfectly, i totaly understand thanks for the input.

Scotty can I liquify that stuff and pour it all over the floor?? I'm only joking lol But seriously, I'm not sure why I overlooked that on the site. Can i lay that down and trowel it over lets say an area of 2' round? This is the maximum area i have that is pitted the worst. The rest are just a few cracks here and there.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Yes sir.


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[Gozo]

I used the HD-110 for some low spots before coating. Can't even tell where I used it now. It's been 2years and still holding up fine.
See the pictures in: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=222319

 

[stealthmagic27]

Good stuff Gozo! Thanks for that, exactly what I was looking for! Scotty ill be in touch soon...

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

10-4!