Can we talk about those self-leveling underlayments for concrete slabs?

I was totally convinced they were a gimmick until I had to prep a 1,200 sq ft basement floor in Cincinnati with a 3/4 inch dip, and it saved me two full days of grinding and patching. What's your go-to method for a slab that's way out of plane?

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haydenp958d ago

My buddy in Cleveland swears by the Ardex liquid backer board for slopes over half an inch... says it feathers out better than most.

anna_hill8d ago

Oh man, calling that stuff a gimmick is a rookie move, lol. I was the same way until I had a slab that looked like a skatepark half-pipe. Spent a whole afternoon with a laser level just muttering swear words. That self-leveler felt like cheating, but my back was very okay with it.