Help and advice needed - leveling uneven floor

[vampyr]

Good evening all,

I purchased my first property last summer and have slowly been making improvements along the way. I put down some floating laminate flooring about six months ago and have now come to realise that the floor in which it sits is not level in some places - mainly the corners.

I plan to carefully take up the floor, piece by piece, and then do all I can to get the floor more level.

A friend has suggested self leveling compound as the perfect approach to this issue. I'd like some input on whether this is indeed the best way forward or whether I have other options.

I do want to avoid having to get someone in to do the work and so I'd appreciate some advice on this.

Thanks,

Darren

 

[Umy786]

what material is under the laminate

If's its concrete then self levelling compound will probably your easiest and quickest way around this, plus a bag of self leveling isn't alot these days

If you've got floorboards / wooden joists then you may be on your knees for a while!

 

[vampyr]

It's concrete topped with a bitumen adhesive which did have vinyl floor tiles. These were removed by a licensed contractor during an asbestos removal procedure.

I used some underlay (just the very thin stuff) and the laminate floor went in on top.

 

[crazydaze]

It's concrete topped with a bitumen adhesive which did have vinyl floor tiles. These were removed by a licensed contractor during an asbestos removal procedure.

I used some underlay (just the very thin stuff) and the laminate floor went in on top.

You will need a screed that is suitable to be used in conjunction with the bitumen, or at least a primer suitable to be used with the screed.