How We Leveled Our Floors // Henry 555 Self Leveling // How to Use Liquid Leveler on Plywood

Today I'm showing you how we leveled our plywood floors using Henry 555 Self Leveling Underlayment, which is a liquid leveler we got from Home Depot. This works great on plywood as well as really any surface, even concrete! We needed to get our subfloor level so we can install Vinyl planks on top. I hope you enjoy Episode 8 of our Downsizing to Become Debt-Free Series.

~~~ PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN VIDEO ~~~

▶ Henry 555 Self-Leveling Underlayment:

▶ Henry Underlayment Primer:

▶ ZIP System Flashing Type:

▶ Hardware Cloth:

▶ Finishing Trowel (use this to feather out the edges if desired):

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How We Leveled Our Floors // Henry 555 Self Leveling // How to Use Liquid Leveler on Plywood

[vinylsound]

I've been watching lots of videos on this issue because I'm doing it soon to my house and from professional stewing videos out of all of them this one is the best one thank you

[knights]

Thank you so much! I am doing a smiler project right now and this was the first video that actually showed the wire I thought I was crazy because no one else was using it. Awesome video

[ronaldmccloudjr.]

I am having this same exact dilemma...i was pondering which route I was gonna take to rectify my issue..im glad I saw your video...i knew it was possible with floor leveled...THANK YOU🙏

[SimpleMomming]

I hope you found this video helpful, especially if you have your own floor leveling project on the horizon! Here are the links for the products we used...

~~~PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO~~~
▶ Henry 555 Self-Leveling Underlayment:

▶ Henry Underlayment Primer:

▶ ZIP System Flashing Type:

▶ Hardware Cloth:

▶ Finishing Trowel (use this to feather out the edges if desired):

[jackclark]

it is absolutely necessary to use primer on concrete. If you don't the leveling concrete wont bind to the bottom layer

[whitney]

Thank you! I appreciate you filming this for us DIYers

[kentuckyblu]

2 years later and how is it holding up under your vinyl flooring? Mine is almost the exact same scenario as yours and wondering about it’s durability over time. Thanks

[oneproudpappa]

Awesome Job! Very thorough explanation that touched on all the important points. One thing I found was temperature of the compound, outside temperature if house is off of the ground and ground moisture content, mixing too little or too long all can factor into compound accelerated curing / drying time.

[taihuynh]

Thank you! I'm also running into the same issue trying to install vinyl flooring and weren't sure to use self leveling or fix the supporting beams. This helps!

[TK-setophaga]

Nice job, I have to level a floor too. But please don't mix the stuff in the house. You had your dust masks but all the airborne dust stays inside. Then every time you disturb it gets airborne again and again etc. That dust will take decades to be gone.

[skylerslade]

How did you feather the edges to the surrounding already-level floor? Did you do that while it was wet? Or did you sand it to a feathered edge once it was dry? Or did you not have to do this at all?

[douglas]

Would this only work if there is a sag in the middle of the floor.

My kitchen floor slants from the front of the room to the back at a constant slant.

I assume that this would not work for me. Or would it?

[victorvek]

If doing this on a subfloor prior to adding plywood underlayment - would there be any issue with crown staples penetrating the dried leveling compound??

[kylerrhys]

I’m going to do this. Has it held up well so far? Do you think I would need a waterproof layer on top of the concrete if I did this in a bathroom and put peel and stick tiles on top?

[jaycos]

The instructions on the bag say nothing about metal lathe. I’m curious why you decided to use it??

[sunshineliftusup]

Anyone know why the henry 554 primer has a MAX dry time of 24 hours??

[francoromero]

I did it today, thanks, we see tomorrow!

[vbnautical]

Hi! I dont think this was mentioned but how many bags did you use?

[KellyG]

Hopefully smooth sailing from here on out!

[benodell]

After after applying is it easy to nail into.