Hi!
I am planning to build a new floor in the bathroom and it will be too complicated to create a good slope if I do the entire floor at once (I need about 400kg of leveling compound) so I'm considering doing it in two stages: first leveling to make it completely flat up to the lowest point of the slope, i.e., the height of the drain. Then priming again and applying a layer for the actual slope. I'm using Deitermann's products and according to them, you should mix with a little less water to get a thicker compound when creating slopes - flow value 110-120, how do you measure this value??
Any tips on the whole process?
I am planning to build a new floor in the bathroom and it will be too complicated to create a good slope if I do the entire floor at once (I need about 400kg of leveling compound) so I'm considering doing it in two stages: first leveling to make it completely flat up to the lowest point of the slope, i.e., the height of the drain. Then priming again and applying a layer for the actual slope. I'm using Deitermann's products and according to them, you should mix with a little less water to get a thicker compound when creating slopes - flow value 110-120, how do you measure this value??
Any tips on the whole process?
Yes, I have a very good tip if you're going to pour self-leveling compound...
Cover the floor drain in plastic, so it creates a basket downwards...
Then pour the self-leveling compound as usual. Immediately start by scooping out what's in the floor drain, for example, with a plastic scoop and a long handle...
Check after half an hour to an hour to ensure everything's gone well... then also remove the plastic you had in the floor drain...
Continue scooping, and you'll see that a slope forms from what flows into the drain... It becomes thinner and thinner around the drain, and you decide how steep you want the slope...
The best results are achieved if you have a thickness of more than 20 mm...
Remember to use what you've scooped out of the drain primarily to fill any uneven spots in the rest of the floor, as there are likely to be some...
Otherwise, you can just throw it away...
Note that this is with a slightly wetter mix... not dry like dietmars...
Cover the floor drain in plastic, so it creates a basket downwards...
Then pour the self-leveling compound as usual. Immediately start by scooping out what's in the floor drain, for example, with a plastic scoop and a long handle...
Check after half an hour to an hour to ensure everything's gone well... then also remove the plastic you had in the floor drain...
Continue scooping, and you'll see that a slope forms from what flows into the drain... It becomes thinner and thinner around the drain, and you decide how steep you want the slope...
The best results are achieved if you have a thickness of more than 20 mm...
Remember to use what you've scooped out of the drain primarily to fill any uneven spots in the rest of the floor, as there are likely to be some...
Otherwise, you can just throw it away...
Note that this is with a slightly wetter mix... not dry like dietmars...