I’m installing ceramic tile for a bathroom floor over the light gray backer board. The problem is that the floor slopes almost 2 inches from the outside wall to the wall on the inside of the house due to settlement over the years. I have it braced up in the basement so I’m not worrying about any more movement, and don’t want to jack the floor back into place and crack the plaster throughout the house. How deep can I go with floor leveler, and any recommendations for a good self leveler brand?
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Well that’s great because 2" is max. Go to Home Depot in the flooring department. They sell a self leveler that you mix with water, yes you do have to trowel a little,basically just to smooth it out, but not to much. Be sure to read the bag before buying, one bag states for 1 to 11/2 the other bags says for up to 2". Mix it to the consistency of pancake batter. Got it, Good. Good Luck
I do repairs on gypcrete floors and use levelers up 3 inches in depth with no problems. Let it dry sand it, if needed and apply a finish skim coat.
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If it were my floor and I wanted to cheat( not jacking) I would get sand mix, not gravel or stone, and float the floor level. Make a level line from the highest spot to the wall and snap a line (chalk)on the wall indicating where the floor should be. Dump the mix in this area and float it with a straight piece of strapping or a 2×4. Let it set a couple days. If your using Levelastic read the bag to see when you you can tile over it.Since there is little or no traffic in that area it will hold up just fine. The sand mix I speak of is bagged concrete mix…
does the floor need to be level? or just flat? if you level just the floor your ceiling will look like it slopes. i had to float my bathroom floor up so that the new tub would drain, and now it looks like the ceiling is dropping. just a point for you to consider, i should have ripped out the ceiling too i guess, it was only 5/8- 3/4" out and i didn’t think that it would show that much. it does! good luck, hope this save you any trouble.
Putting down a backer board, you can go that deep. You’re using it for stability of the backer board, not the primary surface. If the leveler is the surface you are adhering tile to, anything greater than 1 inch (my experience) will crack and crumble after walking on it over time.