Self Level Concrete Efficiently| SLU | Laticrete NXT Level | Level quick for large format tile

Using self levelers or Flow-able mortars on concrete can be tricky for newbies. Self levelers can be used to level floors, but in this video it is used to increase the overall flatness. The tile industry is working to replace the name self leveling underlayment with a more appropriate term. Currently the term self leveling implies that the product does all the work to make the substrate level. With enough of this product you could level the floor, but for most residential applications a flat floor is what is really needed, a level floor would be a bonus. Leveling a floor requires more knowledge than is shared in this. This video demonstrates how to flatten a floor to meet the TCNA guidelines for floor flatness for Large Format Tile, which is 1/8th of an inch in 10'. See page 31 of the TCNA Handbook-Substrate Tolerances for Thin-Bed Methods.

The main thing to make the process work and not create a nightmare is to have adequate preparation. If you have never worked with this type of material before, you better start small. Anything larger than a bedroom for a first time can easily go wrong. While this is very easy for Trendsetter and we do make it look that way, there is a learning curve.
We have done 2000 sq ft in a morning using exactly the same process seen here for this bedroom. The only difference being we used 3 bags per batch instead of 2.

The majority of self levelers on the market use the same process to apply their product. We use NXT the most because it is very consistent. From bag to bag the product is predictable, where as with some products we have seen differences in color, or product strength from bag to bag, even though the mixing procedure was performed exactly the same.
When going over plywood substrates the process is the same if you use NXT Level Plus. The Plus version does not require lath on the plywood.

Видео Self Level Concrete Efficiently| SLU | Laticrete NXT Level | Level quick for large format tile канала Trendsetter Tile & Stone