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Create Smooth, Durable Floors with Self-Leveling Overlays
These poured-on toppings quickly restore worn concrete and level uneven floors
Self-Leveling Overlays for Concrete Floors
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Advantages of using self-leveling overlays.
Self-leveling overlay systems for concrete floors offer numerous advantages. They can correct uneven floors, repair damaged concrete, and provide a smooth and durable new surface for decorative treatments. These flowable polymer-modified toppings have the ability to self level without troweling, making them a quick solution for smoothing and leveling worn or uneven concrete.
Applications
In many cases, self-leveling toppings serve a purely utilitarian purpose, such as correcting uneven or damaged floors or serving as an underlayment for tile, carpet, or other floor coverings. But you can also use self-leveling overlays for decorative purposes, by adding integral color to the self-leveling system or by enhancing the overlay using stains and dyes. The overlay can be left seamless (except at control joints) or used as a canvas for sawcut or engraved designs. Or you can incorporate decorative inlays, such as strips of wood or metal, by adhering them to the base concrete and then pouring the overlay to the level of the inlay.
How to install
Self-leveling overlays are simply poured or pumped onto the floor surface and then distributed evenly using a spreader. As with other types of overlay systems, proper surface preparation is critical to ensure a strong bond. Most self-levelers are typically applied at thicknesses of 1/4 inch or greater, allowing them to effectively cover minor flaws and compensate for height variances.
Other resources:
Concrete Flooring: Self-Leveling Overlays
Leveling Concrete Floors with a Colored Overlay
Concrete Overlays: Resurfacing Concrete with a Fresh New Look
Options to Cover Concrete Floor Surfaces
Divine Intervention in Concrete Overlay Design
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Considerations when using Self-Leveling Floor Toppings
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Tools and techniques for mixing the skim coat.
Self-Leveling Concrete - From Carpet to Stained Concrete
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Advantages of using self-leveling overlays
Rapid Set Skim Coat
Repairs, levels, and smooths concrete for applications.
Thin Micro-Topping
Produces durable surface to color or stain
Self Leveling Overlay
Find the overlay to meet your project's needs
T1000 Stampable Overlay
For use with resurfacing concrete floors and hardscapes.
Kemiko® Buildable Overlay
Decorative interior or exterior resurfacing
Flooring & Coating System
Epoxy Flooring System designed for concrete
Stamped Concrete Overlay
Warm weather and cold weather formulas
Imprinta Stampable Overlay
2-component system
