How To Level Your Floors

In this quick tutorial we demonstrate techniques for installing floor leveler and how to do multiple coats to solve any problem you may be facing. For links to purchase the products in this video CLICK SHOW MORE ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇

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[luisderivas]

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[MrFlyVisuals]

Your like the only person that truly understands what your doing. You explain the reasoning behind everything which a lot of people don’t.

[jefnguyen]

Literally hands down, one of the best youtube channel for diy home improvement!

[Sharkster]

As someone who works for a floor prep company, definitely make sure you follow the bags' instructions to a tee! Just cause you have "done this a million times with other products", doesn't mean this new one doesn't need to have the correct amount of water added to flow right. I've personally had plenty of older tradespeople complain about a new leveller they tried, and when asked about how much water they used, they ALWAYS say they don't remember. We sell 5lt jugs just so they use them to put the correct amount of water in.

[kylestricklin]

I grew up working on all different types of carpentry jobs with my uncle. I love that I learned the skill at a young age. You remind me a lot of him. He was self proclaimed "quality control" when we worked. He oversaw and taught me to produce high quality work. It appears as if you do the same. Not only on the work, but videos, and selflessness to help others. Thanks for the videos to allow me to continue learning on my own

[trevorbumsted]

The fact that I can just search “Jeff Thurman self-leveling system” and this beautiful content comes up is truly amazing. God bless you Jeff. You have saved my ass too many times - you are the GOAT!

[kasimsarkar]

Jeff is a True Canadian, love to share wealth of knowledge and experiences. Thank you. In the words of Spok " May you live long and prosper"

[anonymousj]

This guy is my go to for all my DIY needs. I always end up on his videos. Awesome contribution to my life and probably thousands of dollars saved so for.

[Croomgator]

Flooring guy here. After the self lever, "I use feather finish along the ridge" Then sand. They also make a latex additive for better bonding to mix in.
Ardex K-60 Rapid Setting Latex.
Also, If you are filling in low spots you can run a string from high spot to high spot to know how much to use.

[mannyez]

Jeff, is one of the best instructors in Youtube! The details of HOW to get the project done right and the professional tips is incredible. I've been doing serious DIY projects for over 20 years and I still learn a lot from his channel.

[CodeMonkey]

Great channel with some great tips. One of my goto channels to watch before I tackle home improvements.
One thing I'll say about floor leveling. They tell you on the bag how much water to use...and it's crap. It's always too little because they want the material to dry fast...to dry within their marketed time. Give it more water...not too watery...but more (takes some experience)...and it will level out better. Another thing is you can screed it or use a trowel like Jeff did...but if you can get your hands on one of those spiked roller screeds, those work really good for pushing the material around to where you need it and leaving less of a ridge at the edges.

[claudiorassouli]

You give me confidence to do tasks I’ve never done before.

[anitaduncan]

Really enjoy watching your DIY projects. We have never worked with self leveling products but have mixed plenty of bagged concrete, thin set and grout and highly recommend wearing a mask while pouring any products into the pail.

[bluegenie]

I’m a general contractor and I do my job super professional but honestly I really like to watch your videos 😅😅

[cf]

Oh my, a year ago I looked all over YouTube for this kind of video to solve my kitchen floor issue. Thanks for this video, now I know what to do when for the next time. I hope you are going to make videos about the next steps in this kitchen too

[ChavezDIY]

I used self leveler on a slab with cracks before installing vinyl planks. Definitely helps to feather the leveler with a trowel. I didn't trowel and had uneven areas. I used floor patch and sanding to get it as even as possible. I regret not using OSB boards on top of the leveler because now my vinyl planks are separating a bit as the cracks on the slab continue moving.

[olhesty]

Hey boss, consider long pieces of primed MDF board (they have great straight edges) for leveling larger areas. I'm the farthest thing from an expert from leveling the floor, and my experience is limited, but when I used a long 8-ft piece of MDF board I was able to get larger areas completely flat in less time. Just thought I would share. And if you really need it to get super level, I recommend strapping or securing a level to your MDF board.

[Geoff_G]

I like that you show some of the slightly less than perfect stuff and how to correct it. ("it wouldn't have killed me to mix it for another 30 seconds") etc.

[jlydon]

Try a magic trowel for your next application. Smooths out like butter. I've put down 80 bags by myself, in a very short time using one on a job. Mixed in 40 gallon garbage cans, I had it spread before the mixer could have the next batch ready. Levelquick RS is the BEST! I've used so many others.

[Pizza.Samurai]

I've watched several videos of Home RenoVision DIY, and I ended up building my own house.