Hey, guys, I’m about to start leveling a sinking slab. The good news is the slab is no longer sinking, the bad news is that it is an 1 1/2 or 2 out of level, running down hill. I’d like to use a light(in weight) self leveling compund but am not sure what would be best in an application that thick. Also, it is about a 200 square foot area. Any suggestions would be great.
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That's a lot of thickness for self leveling topping.
The good self levelers are expensive.
When we leveled my neighbors we mixed up quickcrete about a 1/2 to 3/4 from the finish level.
mud jack it
What BrownBaggie says.
Ain't nothing cheeper nor better in leveling an existing slab. The man will be in and gone within 2 hours. Maybe cost you 200 to 500, depending upon how nice u are to work for and if he can schedule it with another local job (hint: ask your neighbors if they got any to be raised, you'll get a better price.)
If you use a topping, be prepared to use a lot. And it's very expensive. And we haven't even talked about the labor factor yet...
Nor the quality of the labor...
2 hours. You'll be done and can drive on it within a couple more.