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46erjoe November 10th 06 03:24 PM

Floor leveler substitute
 
I'm putting down a small piece of vinyl flooring and the plywood
substrate has a joint in it about 2' long. I hate to buy a whole bag
of floor leveler mix, the smallest amount I can find is $25, so I was
wondering if anything else that dries hard will do. Like caulking
maybe, or drywall patch or panel adhesive.

Thanks

DanG November 10th 06 03:30 PM

Floor leveler substitute
 

A product that will work well and is available in smaller
containers is Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty. The big can is
about $7. You may find a lot of other things to do with Durham's.
It is a great product to have on hand.

NO relation, no shill .............. just a multi generation and
multi decade user.
___________________________
Keep the whole world singing. . . .
DanG


"46erjoe" wrote in message
...
I'm putting down a small piece of vinyl flooring and the plywood
substrate has a joint in it about 2' long. I hate to buy a whole
bag
of floor leveler mix, the smallest amount I can find is $25, so
I was
wondering if anything else that dries hard will do. Like
caulking
maybe, or drywall patch or panel adhesive.

Thanks




Old Fangled November 10th 06 03:48 PM

Floor leveler substitute
 
46erjoe wrote in
:

I'm putting down a small piece of vinyl flooring and the plywood
substrate has a joint in it about 2' long. I hate to buy a whole bag
of floor leveler mix, the smallest amount I can find is $25, so I was
wondering if anything else that dries hard will do. Like caulking
maybe, or drywall patch or panel adhesive.



Home Depot sells (or did recently) small plastic tubs of pre-mixed
patch/levelling compound.

Steve Barker LT November 10th 06 03:55 PM

Floor leveler substitute
 
sheetrock mud works fine.

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Steve Barker


"46erjoe" wrote in message
...
I'm putting down a small piece of vinyl flooring and the plywood
substrate has a joint in it about 2' long. I hate to buy a whole bag
of floor leveler mix, the smallest amount I can find is $25, so I was
wondering if anything else that dries hard will do. Like caulking
maybe, or drywall patch or panel adhesive.

Thanks




[email protected] November 10th 06 04:19 PM

Floor leveler substitute
 
you *can* use drywall mud... mix in extra water though so it's nice and
thin... works like floor leveler this way.

Shouldn't be a problem in a low traffic area.


Al Bundy November 10th 06 07:34 PM

Floor leveler substitute
 
"DanG" wrote in :


A product that will work well and is available in smaller
containers is Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty. The big can is
about $7. You may find a lot of other things to do with Durham's.
It is a great product to have on hand.

NO relation, no shill .............. just a multi generation and
multi decade user.
___________________________
Keep the whole world singing. . . .
DanG


"46erjoe" wrote in message
...
I'm putting down a small piece of vinyl flooring and the plywood
substrate has a joint in it about 2' long. I hate to buy a whole
bag
of floor leveler mix, the smallest amount I can find is $25, so
I was
wondering if anything else that dries hard will do. Like
caulking
maybe, or drywall patch or panel adhesive.

Thanks





I've been using Durham's for years on countless
things...successfully...long term.

Should work fine on plywood substrate. To anyone else who decides to use
it, unpainted, it will absorb moisture over time.


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