Hi,

1. Will self-levelling compound adhere to a mixture of "secure" cement floor screed and "exposed" concrete base?

2. How durable is the SLC? Could I paint it as a kitchen floor or should I lay some vinyl on top?

Thanks,

Clive

On 24/05/2016 11:31, wrote:
Hi,

1. Will self-levelling compound adhere to a mixture of "secure" cement floor screed and "exposed" concrete base?

Yes.

2. How durable is the SLC? Could I paint it as a kitchen floor or should I lay some vinyl on top?

You can certainly do the latter...

If you go for one of the better "latex" versions, then I expect that
painted would work quite well unless you are feathering very thinly
(i.e. less than a few mm) at the edges.


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On 24/05/16 11:31, wrote:
Hi,

1. Will self-levelling compound adhere to a mixture of "secure" cement floor screed and "exposed" concrete base?


yes.

2. How durable is the SLC? Could I paint it as a kitchen floor or should I lay some vinyl on top?


its durable enough in reasonable thicknesses.

But I'd tile it.

In fact when I did my kitchen, I used variable thickness rapid set tile
cement instead of SLC ... string lines across the kitchen to get the
levelled finished floor, and laid to the lines using a LOT of cement.

And when it got really deep - like 3 " - I used bits of broken tiles and
cement that was going off to bulk out the gap.

Thanks,

Clive



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On 24/05/16 11:31, wrote:
Hi,

1. Will self-levelling compound adhere to a mixture of "secure" cement floor screed and "exposed" concrete base?

2. How durable is the SLC? Could I paint it as a kitchen floor or should I lay some vinyl on top?

Thanks,

Clive


Based on my experience with FBall Stopgap 300:

Yes.

When I had friable substrates I soaked then in 1:1 diluted SBR first.

And always use the green P75 (IIRC) primer they tell you to - that forms
an efficient bond layer for the Stopgap 300.


As to "how durable" - it is described as "not a wear layer". For
occasional use, it's quite tough - but washing machines etc are going to
gouge it eventually. So no, you need a surface.