How To Level An Old Screeded Floor

For this project we used 27 bags of self leveling cement to cover 430sqft 40m2.

How to level an old screeded floor. Continue until you have screeded the whole floor. Trowel on compact and level the screed in stages until the first section is filled then move on to the next. Rub the covering to a void free finish with the float. Fill in any voids.

Whether you want to refinish an uneven basement floor or replace or add new flooring on top of an existing concrete floor somewhere in your home you most likely will need to level the concrete floor. You can also select to use self leveling floor screeds. Once you have two sections filled remove the batten between them and fill in the gap. In this video we show how to level the floor with the self leveling cement.

If an engineer found no structural issues you may be able to level the floor by applying a cement based self leveling floor product such as henry level. The screed is poured over the selected area over pipework if required and then smoothed with a wooden float to level it. Floor screeds should be cured rather than just dried out quickly. This option if faster as the consistency is lighter and easier to spread.

Old houses often have floors that are less than perfect. Minor workarounds are possible such as leveling individual elements within the floor tables armoires cabinets etc. Even historic houses have saggy sloping floors. Level across the screeds using your spirit level or a straight edged piece of timber moving the mix around until it is absolutely level between your two screeds.

Over time concrete floors can settle unevenly or become uneven due to cracking and moisture. Leveling screed is a simple process for an experience concrete contractor.