Can we talk about those fancy self-leveling compounds?

I was dead set against spending $35 a bag on self-leveling compound for my bathroom floor in Akron, figured a little extra sanding would fix my mistakes. Two hours into trying to level a 6x8 space with regular thinset and a straight edge, I gave in and bought the good stuff. Has anyone else fought this losing battle or am I just stubborn?

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sandraflores21d ago

Oh man, you didn't know thinset shrinks like crazy when it dries!

stella_lane1d ago

Did ya end up with a moon surface floor too? I feel your pain, I once tried to patch a low spot in my garage with thinset and it looked like a crater zone when it dried... my car's scared to park there now. Guess I thought "leveling compound" was just a fancy name for the stuff I already had in the bucket... oops. Lesson learned the hard way, but hey, at least the tile I did later didn't pull a disappearing act on me.

miles27921d ago

Ha, yeah thinset is great for tile but not for leveling. @sandraflores is right, that stuff shrinks like crazy. I learned that lesson the hard way too, ended up with a floor that looked like the surface of the moon.