Amazing Self Leveling Concrete Overlay (Fixing a badly damaged concrete floor)
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How to use self leveling concrete overlay to fix a badly damaged concrete floor.
We're using Sakrete Fast Setting Self Leveling concrete mix to fix this concrete floor.
It was really out of level and we needed to level it to install a stamped concrete floor over it.
This self leveler went down from 1/8" thick to 1 inch thick.
It was very easy to mix, place, and level.
Sakrete has and excellent self leveler here, I would recommend it to anyone.
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I took a drink of beer every time he said level. Ten minutes in and I'm done.
Do you want alcohol poisoning? Because that's how you get alcohol poisoning.
Sure. With that attitude, you sound like the type of guy the rest of us goes behind and fixes their “work”. Have another for us, we don’t mind the extra work. 💰is💰
I ran out of beer.
🤣🤣
My friend died trying to also drink during the 'stampable overlays'
Great video and great work. Thanks for the great instruction. Would this work in a garage or would the overlay eventually fail if is too thin? Thanks again!
Thanks for another great video Mike. I have a job just like this coming up and sure appreciate the walk-through on the process.
I'd recommend using the Sakrete self leveler. Let me know if you can't find any.
You’re a Master concrete specialist!!! Fantastic procedure. I will definitely follow your instructions. Thanks!
Proven again! How a master tradesman can make a complex procedure look so simple, and there lies the danger for D.I.Y'ers! An amazing job! There was a lot of technical know-how going on here.
Excellent video. thank you for all the great content here !! Anyone looking to self level a floor should watch this.
I appreciate that!
Thanks for taking the time to create such great content. 🇺🇸👍
Great video. If you just wanted to keep the natural look and not use a shiny sealer, what sealer would you recommend to use on this?
I've used a couple of the self leveling products. Great to have the three of you to work together on this with two mixing and you moving it around. That stuff can set up pretty quickly! It's not cheap, but it is WAY more cost effective than the alternative: Breaking up the old floor and pouring a new one.
You're right on George!
I was renovating Ikea bathrooms with my buddies and we used self leveling concrete for the floors because we ripped out the old tiles and took some of the concrete with them. We had the tile guys coming in two days and they were suoer happy with the result. Very simple easy job and this a great idea to make a old garage floor have some youth into it again.
Thanks, that's awesome!
Great description of the process. Great video!
I love watching your videos very helpful,you guys do top notch work.
I appreciate that Jason!
Very nice job. Look forward to the stamp finish.
Thanks Ron, it'll be out Friday.
Wow, very tedious, but you guys just knock ‘em out, you guys might just be the very best,looking forward to the next vid.
Thank you Mike!
Great video Mike! Do you have to repair the cracks if your putting ceramic tile over the self leveler? Thank you!
I'm very impressed by your skill and expertise. Well done.
Love watching these videos. Maybe I can do this in my basement. My town has had at least two 100 year floods in the last 50 yrs before they fixed the river flow. My 104 yr old house has several rooms in the basement where the concrete has failed and is all broken up or cracked... something I discovered only after removing the false floors. I just want to get all the debris removed and get some respectable concrete floors in. This would work short of pouring all new thick floors.
It might work, you saw how bad this floor was.
Awesome video! I am looking to do this a finished floor in my studio space. What sealer do you recommend for finishing of this overlay? Thanks!
Excellent video. Much thanks!
If you lay the mortar bags down, cut the bag in the middle, then lift the two halves up while standing over the ends of the bag so your feet help stabilize the half bags. Once they are vertical you can rip the end apart with trowel or hand. This way you can easily add a half bag at a time and avoid the lumps in your mix.
great job Mike. What primer did you use for the concrete?
Great video! Thank you for sharing this with us.
You bet!
I really enjoy your channel Mike. Thanks!
Great video. How do you maintain proper flow to the drain?
Great content Mike. Being in the flooring business for 20 years now I have used alot of self leveling. My only recommendation I would say and you already said it. Use the primer every time. Keep up the good work. 👍
Great tip!
Rule of thumb in self leveling is primer is a must
Okay, how do you fix if primer wasn't used before the pour?
@@Wright_Works cross fingers. 🫣
If it didn't pop, you'll probably be fine, but I agree. It helps the bond and helps reduce moisture being sucked from the self leveler. Most self levelers require X amount of water per bag. If it looks too thick, don't add another cup of water to suit it to your liking.
It's a precisely engineered material and you don't want to screw with the chemistry.
I added extra water on my first job. Not much, maybe a half cup.... or more.
I came back two hours later and there was a 1/32" pool of water in the center of the pour. It should have been ok to walk on, but it wasn't.
Great video thanks for all the details super thorough
Mike, could the Sakrete be used to even out the finish on a poured in place concrete counter top?
Love watching pros do their thing!
Nice job, thanks for the share.
Thank you. Subscribed.
Wow that stuff’s amazing
Great videos, such detail, I almost feel like I could do this... almost.
I think just about anyone could do this.
Thanks for video sir!
Great video, great narration, great finished product!
Could you apply rust-olems polycuramine over top of this self leveled concrete finish or would you need to do something different?
Do you seal around the edges of the walls and if so, what do you use?
Awesome video!
"Self leveler self levels itself" is the best quote from this video :)
It looks good, I feel like you need to be patience and let the mix do its job floor looks good after. Great job !! Good video. Take care thanks 😊
Yes! Thank you!
Is there a specific mixing paddle for self leveling or maybe a different technique maybe to long on mixing. I used a primer exactly how the directions said and had an extreme amount of air bubbles anyway. Which I had to use a micro topping to cover .any suggestions?
what do you charge for something like this? the prep, the levelor and the stamped colored overlay?
Hello Mike, Thank you for these videos. I signed up in the Concrete Underground and I am very excited about being able to do this as a business at some point. Do you have any video or info about how you did the stamp overlay. Is it with this self leveling the same process as when you done it with new concrete on patios? Thank you
Very cool video! Around a minute in you put black text over the screen - if you put a slight white outline around the text it’ll make it more legible. Same with the white arrow at about a minute thirty but in reverse - a black outline around the arrow would help it stand out
Can’t wait for the next one!
Thanks for the tip!
Great video man! Thank you
Glad you liked it!
Nice work!
I love this video. By far, my favorite 👍
Yay! Thank you!
Looks great.
Looks great Mike! I'm gonna check out that mixer, mine is about shot....
The mixer is awesome. Darin loves it.
looks great
would a product like this hold up in an actual garage? or what would you recommend to resurface a garage floor with decent sized cracks and pits
My experiences with this stuff have been excellent. Early on, I found that you MUST mix it to a loose, pourable consistency....don't worry about it being too thin. If it's too thick, it won't flow and level. You must seal ALL edges and openings through which the leveler can seep out. not only will it make a divot in the final job, it may damage something down below. Finally, this stuff "cures" rather than "dries." So, as soon as you mix it, it wants to start hardening up. Pour it, spread it, level it and MOVE ON! It's great for leveling bathroom floors, too!
Awesome, thank you for the comment!
Must mix according to manufacturer, water to powder ratio needs to be accurate
No mention of the surface destroying bubbles that I experienced. Awful!
@@matoko123 was a primer required and did you use it?
@@SuperTedsmith that is exactly what needed to be said.
The first job I did with self leveling material was a learning experience. I mixed exactly the right amount of water according to the directions but it looked too thick so I add an extra cup or two of water to where I thought it looked like it should be. I left for an hour and a half and when I came back it was Matt colored around the perimeter of the area and it was a very thin film of water across the middle where the floor was deeper.
I learned is that this is a chemical reaction. When mixed according to instructions the water and the cement mixture combine in a way that makes this reaction take place. When mixed correctly, some of the products can be walked on in an hour because the chemical reaction removes or converts the water. If you add extra water, the chemical reaction still takes place but then the entire mix has too much water and now the water must evaporate.
Can take an awful long time for the water to evaporate. A couple of hours, it may take a few days and who knows how that extra water effected of the material. This is not plain old concrete. These are high-tech materials and the only thing that's important is having the mixing containers ready to go so you can do the poor as quickly as possible. That can mean having an extra person or two doing nothing but cleaning buckets and getting them ready for the next mixing. It's better to have too many people than not enough, especially so when the weather is warm.
Use cold water to slow down the chemical process, not hot water from 100 ft hose laying outside..... If you use the warm or hot water from the hose you will learn very quickly why not to do that. 😁
Love the detailed narration
Glad you enjoyed it
I love this stuff!
Thanks Eddie!
Excelente trabajo 👌👌👌 saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱👌💯
Thank you!
Great video super helpful!
How many sqft was the area and how many bags did you use?
I'm considering doing around 800sqft of my basement.
This was 480 sf. About 40 bags. They'll do about 50 sf at 1/8" thick.
With the slop of the floor how did you calculate for your material/number of bags?
Whats your thoughts on this being used as a finished flooring over plywood subfloor on a second level? The specs say thats a sutable use with primer, and metal lath screwed down. Whats your thoughts? looking to do so kind of concrete overlay for a finished floor on the second story of a house, let me know if theres a different product you would have in mind. THANKS!
You’re the best in the business! I wish you worked in my area.
I would like to see a follow-up in a year. The floor appears to have a lot of existing cracks. I expect those to all telegraph through your new finish floor. Good luck!
It's always possible. Being this old and now a heated space I think this one will be good.
great job Mike and team. I paint concrete pools wonder if those shoe ins would work for me.
I suppose they would.
Beautiful work 😎🇺🇸
Thanks
Great video! My "new" house has a garage converted to a living room, and it's way out of level. It's got 12" ceramic tile down, and Jeff at Home Renovision has said you can go over tile (especially if there's possibly asbestos; I don't think mine does likely doesn't b/c it's from the 1990s). If you agree, should I rough up the tile or just pour on top . . . to what thickness? I want to install LVP. Thanks!
Paint a tile PVA on it first.
Did you end up going over tile?
@@hectorsanchez2524 I've got the floor prepped, but the drop is 2", so I'm going have to build that end up by adding gravel, then let that set and cool before adding the self-leveling concrete.
What tool did you use to grid the floor before leveling it?
Is this strong and durable enough to leave the self leveling as a finished surface? Could it be sanded and or polished?
Hey Mike, or other concrete pros for that matter, is there any reason you guys don’t use a wheelbarrow? Love the content. Thanks!
Very nice mate.
Very helpful. QUESTION: I have an old floor we are chipping saltillo tile out of. It will probably need repairs and leveling. I want to make this floor a sandy off off-white color with no joints or stamping. Prefer a finish similar to a fine smooth plastered wall. Not looking for a high polish. I imagine it will need a penetrating sealer, and we want to ensure that the sealer leaves no sheen or coated appearance. I appreciate the advice upfront. Thank you!
Can your drive on it without damaging? Would like to smooth out my garage floor.
Hey Mike. Thanks for the vid. Do you think I can use this sakCrete self leveler to overlay onto my tile countertops? Then seal with a dood grade sealer? I see you didn’t sand. Or would you have a different suggestion for concrete countertops? Thanks much
I've never used this over concrete countertops so I can't really comment about that. Go to Legarri Products on YTube. They have a product for doing just that.
Mike what would you recommend (product) for an outdoor forklift pad that is heavily spalled ?
Mike - How would you fix a concrete pad (driveway) outside where I used Ice Melt by mistake and the top finish spawled and now I can see the aggregate... I have heard so many different opinions locally... some say I have to dig it up and start over, some say an epoxy surface top coat... With car traffic I don't want something that will fail in the future. I had no idea Ice Melt would destroy the concrete... Thanks - Great content by the way...
Would like to have seen you laser after the first coat to see how close you can get it to level. Good video, thanks.
In areas where the leveler is thin how durable is it? Should you really put a finished floor on top for durability?
Would you recommend this product to level out uneven spots on the floor or should you do the whole floor?
I have a new poor,garage floor that got scalped a little bit with the power trowel. Would you recommend this product to fill that in? thank you
Have you used the concrete recap for floors like this and left it? I’m wanting to do it smooth finished but did a test run and it feels very grainy.
Could you use this over old asbestos tiles to encapsulate them?
Great job as always and Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!
I did! And thank you!
Hey Mike... question! If I use 2 diffrent brand name products for sealer and then use Sakrete, outdoor self leveling concrete. Because neither Lowes or Home Depot doesn't carry the specific brand.
I plan on using this stuff to level and prep floors in a 100 year old house where I'm laying LVT throughout. I know I have to seal up all the cracks and holes in the floors but I need to use the primer if I'm just going over the leveler with clicklock flooring?
Would you advise me doing this to my concrete pool area here in Western NY?
Hey Mike, would love to know with new garage flooring that’s around 1 month old, should I use a primer before using an epoxy?
It depends on the epoxy, but in most cases yes. You gotta grind that concrete first. Then primer epoxy, then colored epoxy.
1 month concrete is still pretty green and will still have a fair amount of moisture that could bubble epoxy.
How many bags did you go through? Where can I get the primer and the concrete lever? Great video. I need to do my driveway will it hold up to ice and also can I use salt on it to melt the snow? How long will it last? I do have prety big cracks
Hello Mike you can do mettalic epoxy over this?
We use Ardex, but I’m wondering if Sackrete is available on the West Coast ?
Can this be done on an exterior patio? For a bit more info: I had a company come and level out my badly broken up 25x11 patio (with crushed limestone) so it is level now… however the cracks remain. Can I patch the cracks and use this same method? I live in northwest Indiana so I do have a rough winter….
That material works great, how thick of a layer can this be installed?.
This will go up to 1" neat, you can go thicker if you add pea-stone to the mix.
Mike, every time you post a video I want to go to the building supply store and buy some cement to mix...So how many bags did you use for the job and what square footage. Also would this help in the flex of a concrete floor...the reasoning for the cracking I' sure. I'll be back later Mike I got to go to building supply store for some bags of you know what!!!!!
It sure is good to learn all the details of what products and tools you use. Always something new, very much appreciated. Am looking forward to the stampable overlay techniques too.
Thank you for the video it is great.
My pleasure Glenn!
Amazing 🤩.
Thank you! Cheers!
Do you have a video showing fixing the spalling and big craters or cracks prior to using the self-leveling? What would be the maximum thickness you could use? Can you put down two coats? I've got a garage with a wacky floor, a corner and the garage door threshold have settled.
Check out Sakrete Pro-Mix All purpose cement repair. That's what you can use to repair first. Also their Top & Bond repair. You can go thicker with this if you add some pea-stone to the mix when mixing (up to 1.5") You can go up to 1" without the added stone.
You can layer over itself, just use the primer between layers.
@@MikeDayConcrete hanks so much! I've been wanting to fix it up but not wanting to make a mess! Have a great day!
Do you need primer on top of self leveler if you need to do a second layer on top of a mess up?
I want to re surface an outdoor patio and I am wondering how soon can I apply some sealer to this after it is put down?
If you have an indoor laser level you can wrap tape around the drill n mark a line on it , whenever the laser is on that line you know the end of your bit is grade. Time is money. 💪🏼
That's the product I need for my shop. Just checked the price and got a bit of sticker shock, $36 per 50 lb bag! The "countertop" mix was only $22 per 80 lb bag. The specs look similar. What's the difference between these two mixes? I'd assume the countertop mix isn't formulated to pour as thinly?
Also, I'm curious about how you estimated the quantity of mix to purchase for the job? And is there a DIY method that works without a laser level setup?
Thanks
Nice video! I wonder how "hard" the finished product is compared to concrete? How does it withstand heavy use such as floor jacks, dropped wrenches, heavy truck/equipment traffic?
Depends on what you need. We typically use a product that sets to 25 MPa but we also have product that can get to 50 MPa which is harder than concrete. That one is more for industrial use like if you have forklifts running around the place.
Quickrete has a self leveler now that comes in a 5 gal drywall bucket pretty handy
That is handy! Thanks
Mike (or any other pro) - Would this leveler be suitable to resurface a garage floor? Some cracks and dips which I would fill in prior but trying to figure out if this leveler would work better than the rapid set resurface product?
And thanks for such an informative video ( doing a lot of diy stuff and your videos have been tremendously helpful)!
None of the self levellers I’ve ever worked with are designed as a wear layer, meaning it shouldn’t be left as a finished surface and must be covered with ‘flooring’. You can get patching compounds which will withstand traffic directly but to my knowledge none of these share self levelling characteristics which help to achieve the flatness.
Wow!
You could put a dye in it and make it look like marble..
That's nice product..
Awesome product!
I have a spot that runs back towards my foundation, could this be used to raise it a bit?
Hi Mike. I just had a new floor pour and it has a 1.5 inch pitch to a central drain. It has abt a 5/8 low area 8×8 ft on a 44x36 floor. Can Self leveling concrete work on a pitch floor and maintain the pitch? Thanks
Can I use this on a driveway ? It looks amazing .
It is rated for exterior. It would be smooth though.