When can I float on the new concrete?

[Genvägen]

I poured concrete in a small space in the basement yesterday. (1x2.5m x 7cm).
When can I self-level to even this out? I'm a bit eager to move on...
And which self-leveling compound do you recommend when it will be down to 1mm thickness in some places?

 

[Matti_75]

What will you have on top of the concrete?

 

[Genvägen]

On the concrete, self-leveling compound will be applied where needed. Then tiles without a moisture barrier.

 

[Matti_75]

You must allow the concrete to fully shrink. At least 28 days, this applies at +29 degrees, if it's colder it takes longer.

 

[SBH]

if you had chosen something other than concrete, you could have floated earlier.

 

[Genvägen]

Ok
There is no bathroom and it's not super important for it to be perfectly even. But I guess I have to wait a little over a month before I float then...

 

[Genvägen]

I had a faint hope of being able to float now directly while the concrete is damp on the surface, and that the self-leveling compound would blend well with the concrete then, and dry together.
?

 

[SBH]

do you have to use self-leveling compound then?
maybe it works with flow adhesive if you don't have many strange ups and downs.

 

[Genvägen]

I don't know if flytfix is the solution.
I've never used it.
The difference is up to a cm and it's quite bumpy right now.
Do you think flytfix is the best for me?

 

[nedde]

Preferably, you should wait 3 months. Otherwise, there is a fix you can buy that can be used on one-month-old concrete. You can use flytfix but I think you'll save money by leveling with self-leveling compound first.

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