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  1. Okay, I'm now some weeks down the track. I took...

    Okay, I'm now some weeks down the track. I took up the self-levelling grout (well concrete, not grout) option.

    I laid out some formwork, and levelled it to the level that I needed. Remember...
  2. Adding a few mm to the concrete pad for my wooden gas meter enclosure

    I've just finished a project where I renovated an old gas meter enclosure. 484733This mainly involved replacing the rotted lid and some removal of rotted wood from the weatherboard sides and repair...
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    Bookshelves modified, painted and reinstalled...

    Bookshelves modified, painted and reinstalled
    The three bookshelves did not quite fit. I modified one (the one on left of entrance - face-on in the first photo) by making a rebate (10cm by 15cm)...
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    Storage Installation

    Having got the floor levelled, drained, and covered, and the ceiling patched for honeycomb concrete problems, I then was ready to install my storage facilities.

    This comprised:

    three...
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    Ceiling Maintenance

    Next steps. I now completed some long term maintenance that had been overlooked. The spandrel ceiling had some honeycomb concrete, with some exposed rebar and wire. This has been fixed in recent...
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    Stainless steel drains

    Stainless steel drains now installed and level (a little fine tuning still required to get them all at the same level but only a mm or two in it. )

    Note that, four days after the drains below were...
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    woodPixel...

    woodPixel July 2018

    Sorry, in thread quoting just gives a bouncing blue ball.

    So, the basement garage has been dry throughout, and still is. But if you look carefully at my most recent photo,...
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    Project Progress report: concrete grinding of waste and drain footings

    So, finally getting some momentum with this project. As stated above, the plan was to level an unfinished portion of the floor of my basement garage, under a stair, and turn it into extra storage....
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    That concrete leak in the pour was 100mm in...

    That concrete leak in the pour was 100mm in diameter, not 100cm!
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    Floor levelled

    So, I went ahead finally, laying out 19mm width wood formwork, scribed and cut to a level with the highpoint across the the uneven floor cross section. The formwork was set for the north and on each...
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    Yes, but this sounds like more work than just...

    Yes, but this sounds like more work than just sealing and self-leveling.
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    From Dunlop’s Ardit instructions: So, I looked...

    From Dunlop’s Ardit instructions:

    So, I looked up the equivalent instructions for your suggestion of Lanko and I think I found
    my answer.

    [COLOR=#111111][FONT=sans-serif] Davco Floor level...
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    [my emphasis][/FONT][/COLOR]Dunlop DIY - Dunlop...

    [my emphasis][/FONT][/COLOR]Dunlop DIY - Dunlop Ardit Floor Leveller
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    That’s from Dunlop’s Ardit instructions.

    On the side point, I’ll certainly test for moisture emissions before I...
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    Lanko is the sort of thing, but I was looking at...

    Lanko is the sort of thing, but I was looking at Ardit or Sikafloor. The epoxy finish was because I wanted a consistent look across the whole workshop. However, if foot traffic damage is the...
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    Appropriate cover for self-leveling compound

    I have a 6900mm X 6200mm double-garage basement workshop built in Besser blocks with a 3200mm high structural slab ceiling and concrete slab floor. Beyond that there’s a staircase at the back to our...
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