Smooth out the latex with a screed.
How to lay latex floor screed.
You can also use a paint roller or finishing trowel if you don t have a screed.
Slight imperfections in substrate will show up in these types.
In this example roger uses bostik s cempolatex to level a floor with self levelling compound but the theory applies to most self levelling screeds and you ll see that it s not just a simple case of throwing the mixture on the floor and retiring while it spreads itself out.
A latex floor screed will smooth out those slight imperfections.
Setting times can vary depending on your chosen product normally between 4 to 24 hours and is dependent upon your floor finish.
For example bal level max can be tiled after 4 hours but must be left to set for 24 hours for other finishes such as vinyl or carpet.
Always allow the new floor to set before laying your finished floor surface.
Install new transition strips at the thresholds after the leveling compound cures.
Latex floor screed is normally used to smooth the surface of concrete and screeds when laying thin vinyl or thin floor coverings.
A screed is a long flat tool used to make mortar even.
Latex floor screed is normally used to smooth the surface of concrete and screeds when laying thin vinyl or thin floor coverings.
Make sure to fill in any dips in the floor.
Maximum depths are around 10 15mm however with the addition of bulking aggregates normally kiln dried sand some latex floor screed can go up to 30mm.
Slight imperfections in substrate will show up in these types of floor coverings.