i am planing to glue engineered woodflooring directly onto my cement basement floor. height is an issue thats why i cant install traditional t&g flooring, my house was built in 1925 and my basement floor is very uneven, i would like to float the whole 25′ x 30′ room with selfleveling cement, in some areas the cement would be almost 2″ high down to almost nothing, should that soupy cement mix be pumped in to the basement by a professional or can i do this myself? i have never worked with this product. would it be possible to install 3/4″ plywood sleepers and then install t&g flooring? i know i would loose at least 1 1/2″ in height. a ceramic tilefloor is not an option, so any help and opinions from you guys is greatly appreciated.
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There is a ready mix self leveling product sold at home depot and tile stores .It costs around $27.00 a bag .All you have to do is prep surface and install recommended primer ,mix and poor . You can poor 1 inch at a time up to 2 inches .Great stuff .
That's waaaaay to big of an area to tackle yourself with the SLC. It just won't come out as level if you had it pumped in. Of course it would be a bigger price difference, but I attempted this feat one time and it didn't come out so well. Just be sure to use the recommended primer beforehand or the SLC won't adhere properly and come up in spots.
This is not a DIY project. You could have SLC pumped in to the basement or have a tile co pull a level mud base. In either case you will probably have to wait 30+ days before applying any wood flooring.