How to level the floor in an apartment

This article will detail the process of how to level the floor in an apartment with the help of a final leveler. This material will be primarily useful for novice builders who intend to level the floors in an apartment or a private house in a short time.

The time spent on leveling the floor in the way that we will consider below is about 2-3 hours and is the simplest and cheapest way of leveling the floor.

Tools and materials required

For alignment we will need:

1. Primer Cerecit CT 17 ( or equivalent).   
   

   Primer Ceresit ST 17

2. Finishing leveler Cerecit CN 175.
   

   Ceresit CN 175

3. Primer.

Step-by-step floor leveling technology in the apartment with a surface leveler / self-leveling compound

1. In order for the leveler to adhere well to the existing floor, we need to thoroughly sweep the floor with a broom, and then it would be great to vacuum the floor.
2. After the floor is cleaned, the next step is priming .For priming the floor you will need a primer - ceresit CN 17. Primer is applied to the floor surface in order to: strengthen the floor surface, reduce the absorbent surface of the base, absorb the existing dust, strengthen the surface, increase the spreading of the finish materials. Priming of the surface is carried out, both with a roller and with the help of a brush.   
   

   Floor priming process with

3. brush After the floor has been primed, allow it to dry for about 2-4 hours.   
   

   The floor is primed

4. The next step is the process of setting beacons for floor leveling. The guides for alignment are metal profiles. The fasteners of the metal guides are made on plaster.
   

   Setting beacons with gypsum

   

   Attaching the beacon to gypsum - photo

5. Aligning the beacons is done using the building level. At this step, it is necessary to check the angle of the beacons, both separately and relative to each other.
   

   Align the location of the beacons using the

   

   construction level. Begin to level the floor with the

6. router. When the leveler is already beginning to spread on the floor surface, we take the improvised level and distribute the mixture evenly over the entire floor surface.   
   

   Evenly distributing the leveler with the

roving Video - leveling the floor in the apartment

Conclusion

Thus, as you can see, the floor leveling in the apartment is not a difficult task that almost any owner can do.

An important point in the whole design is the correct choice of the final leveler. Usually the best levelers have a higher price, but also better quality.

In addition, pay attention to the location of beacons - this is the basis by which the floor is leveled, so do not neglect the help of the building level.