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Warning: Don't buy cheap self-leveling underlayment
I grabbed a $20 bag from a random brand at a discount store. Big mistake. It turned out lumpy and never set right. Had to rip up 200 square feet of new LVP. Wasted $400 on materials and two full days. Spend the extra $10 for a known brand like Henry or Mapei. Anyone else get burned by off-brand floor patch?
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ross.felix1mo ago
@riverreed three pours? I'd have thrown the trowel through the window after the first one.
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nora_dixon1mo ago
Cheap underlayment is just asking for trouble. @ross.felix, you're right, that first pour wouldve made me lose it too. Had a buddy try the same thing with a no-name bag, ended up chiseling it out of his living room floor. The extra ten bucks for Mapei or Henry buys you way less headache and a flat floor that actually sets up right. Lumpy patch is the worst, it messes up every plank you lay on top of it. Sometimes you gotta pay a little more to save your own time and sanity.
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