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Self Leveling Concrete Overlay

A self leveling concrete overlay can be used to resurface a concrete slab. The most common use is to fix problematic slabs. Slabs with cracks or slabs that have high and low spots can be fixed with self leveling concrete overlays. As an example, wood flooring requires a very flat surface. So a slab that has high and low spots must be fixed before the flooring can be laid. In many cases a self leveling overlay is the easiest solution.

Unless you plan to cover a slab with carpet or some other flooring system, a self leveling overlay isn't really a do-it-yourself project. The material usually sets up rather quickly and you need experience to be able to keep up with it.

A self leveling concrete overlay can be colored after it gets hard with either acid stains or acrylic stains. It can also have patterns scored on the surface to create any type of design.

For the most part, a self leveling concrete overlay is not used as the final finish, but rather covered up with another type of flooring. For decorative overlays, polymer modified toppings are the ideal materials. These are applied with a trowells or squeegees. For more information see Concrete Overlays