How to estimate floor leveling

How to estimate floor leveling

How to estimate floor leveling

Overview ¾ Wh Whatt is i flfloor lleveling? li ? ¾ How is the specification relate to floor leveling? ¾ How do I select the right g products? ¾ How do I estimate how much I need? ¾ What What’s s the installed cost?

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Overview ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Reading the spec Leveling g vs. Patching g Choosing the right product Estimating the job What’s it cost?

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How to estimate floor leveling

How to estimate floor leveling

What is floor leveling?

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Reading g the Spec p

Reading the Specs • What section do you look at? • Does section 3 and 9 marry up? • What Wh t are FF and d FL numbers b and d what do they mean to you? • What are the manufacturers recommendations?

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Reading the Specs • What are FF and FL numbers and what do they mean to you?

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Reading the Specs

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Reading the Specs

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How to estimate floor leveling

How to estimate floor leveling

Dipstick

F d Fred

Dipstick

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Reading the Specs

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Adhesive Breakdown

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Disbonding

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Rubber Tiles Disbonding g

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Adhesive Oozing

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Mold

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Osmotic Blisters in Polymer y Coatings g

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Reading the Specs • What section do you look at? • Does section 3 and 9 marry up? • What Wh t are FF and d FL numbers b and d what do they mean to you? • What about Rh testing? • What are the manufacturers recommendations?

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How to estimate floor leveling

How to estimate floor leveling

L Leveling li vs. P Patching t hi

WHEN TO USE SELF-LEVELING ™ Do not base it on square footage – 10,000 sq. ft. ft can be b hand h d troweled t l d and d 50 sq. ft. ft can be poured. ™ Do not base it on substrate – both kinds can go over all kinds of substrates. ™ Do not base it on the thought that trowel grade d materials t i l dry d faster f t than th self-leveling lf l li materials.

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HOW TO SELECT SELF-LEVELING Not all Self-leveling materials are the same. ™Some materials may be limited to certain types of substrates. ™Some materials may be limited in thickness. ™Some materials may take longer to dry, i i.e., 2 or more days. d

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WHEN TO USE SELF-LEVELING ™ Determine the thickness needed to achieve hi the th required i d flatness fl t or levelness of the concrete. • 1/8 1/8” or less: use a patching material or a special self-leveling material • 1/8” or g greater: float the substrate with a self-leveling material. ™ Determine if a slope is required .

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WHAT CAN GO WRONG?

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WHAT CAN GO WRONG? ™Improper Product Selection ™I ™Improper Mixing Mi i ™Improper Installation ™Missed surface defects

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IMPROPER PRODUCT SELECTION ™Substrate not appropriate for the Self-leveling or patching material. ™Gypsum product used on or below grade. ™Used self-leveling material instead of trowel-grade g material or the reverse. ™A li d too ™Applied t thick. thi k

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IMPROPER MIXING ™“Over-watering” – the number one cause of failures when it comes to material failures! ™Did ’t use additive ™Didn’t dditi as required. i d

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How to estimate floor leveling

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Choosing g the right g p product

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How to estimate floor leveling

X

K-500 ™

X

®

X

K15

V1200® Self Leveling Underlaym ents

X

X

LU100™ (above grade X

X 10

10

X6

Screed

EB 2

X

X

6100

n/a

25

n/a

5 qt

1/4"3 1-1/2"

5"

2-3 h

24 h

5300

n/a

27-1/2

n/a

5-1/2 q qt

3-3/4 : 1

1/4"3 1-1/2"

5"

2-3 h

16 h

4100

n/a

30

n/a

7 qt

3-1/2 : 1

n/a

2-3 h

1-3 d

4000

n/a

25

n/a

4.75

4:1

5"

2-3 h

mat test

4400

n/a

22

n/a

4 qt

4:1

6 3/8qt

n/a

6 7/8qt

n/a

10

X

X

1/16"

1"

2-3 h

16 hrs

5500

50

25

X10

1/16"3

1"

1h

2 hrs

5500

50

25

3000

65

32.5

n/a

6qt

n/a

X

X

X

100sqft @ 1/16" 100sqft @1/16 6"

3

10

X

2"

X

2-3 h

13

1/4" 1 1/4" 1/4"3 2"

5"

2-3 h

mat test

4000

n/a

22

n/a

4 qt

4:1

1/4"

3/4"

2"

2-3 h

24 h9

4300

n/a

24

n/a

5 qt

n/a

3/4"

n/a

Any

3 hours

Varies w/mix

Varies w/mix

n/a

n/a

Varies w /mix

Trowelable Patches & SD-P 40# MicroTopping SD-P 20#

X

X X

0" 0

unlimited2

n/a

X

X

X

0"

1"

3"

X

X

X

0"

1"

3"

X

X

X

X

6 hrs

Varies w/mix (snowball test)

GPS™

X X X

X X X

X

X

When Hard When Hard When Hard

16.7 (Conc) 2-1/2 qt 200-250 200 250 (Wood)

30 m

4200

33-1/3 33 1/3

1h

4200

50

25

1h

4200

25

n/a

4 qt

12-1/2

n/a

2 qt

n/a

80-100 sqft / bag - 2 co ats

8

X

Any2 1/2"

2 Powder to 1 Water 3-1/2 Powder to 1 Water

N/A 15 min 15-30 min 15-30 min

7800

20

10

N/A 15 min60-90 min 60-90 min.

4000

60

30

700

n/a

2h

5000

n/a

X

X 11

When Hard

2-1/2 2-1/2 2 1/2 qt Powder to 1 Water 3.5:1 N/A 1.5qt

20 mils 1/16 1/16"

SD-M 10# Forti Finish™

4:1

1/4"3

100150 SD-F (aka Feather Finish)

Less than a bag

Bag

Skim Coatt (in sqft)

@1/4" (sqfft)

@ 1/8" (sq ft)

PSI

eal Cover / Se 2-3 h

3

X

Walk On

Maximum w / Aggregate

Maximum - No Aggregate

VCT

Minimum

2-3 h

X X

X10 X10 X10

K 301 ™

5"

X

X X10 X

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1/4"3 1-1/4"

K 55 Rapid™ GS-4

Mix Ratio

X

X

Ext er io r Self Leveling T o p p ing and U nd er layment

Coverage / Unit

X 10

X

2"

PSI

X

X X

X

1/4"3

Cure Time

X

K 55 Microtec™

Liquid BackerBoard™

Metal

X

Thickness

Epoxy

X

Gypsum

Cutback

Wood X

Terrazzo

SD-T ®

Ceramic

Self Leveling Toppings

Burnished Concrete

Product / Application

Concrete

Substrates

5qt

2.5:1

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E ti ti th Estimating the jjob b

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Proper substrate P b t t prep is i the th key to success!

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How to estimate a leveling job • How do I find cubic dimensions? • How do I estimate for substrate prep? • What’s it going to cost?

How to estimate floor leveling

How to estimate a leveling job How do I find cubic dimensions? •LxWxH • Find Square Footage / estimate depth • Laser Level or string g line?

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How to estimate a leveling job How do I estimate for substrate prep? p p • Patching or leveling • Shot blasting required? • Primer or no primer? p

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How to estimate a leveling job What’s it g going g to cost? • Bag price or Sqft price? • How much is the labor? • How much do I need?

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Scenario #1

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12’

42 42’

¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Substrate is concrete Concrete is 40 y years old, bull floated and never used Finished flooring will be installed in 3 days Average depth is ½”

Scenario #1

12’

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504 ft2

42 42’

¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Substrate is concrete Concrete is 40 y years old, bull floated and never used Finished flooring will be installed in 3 days Average depth is ½”

41 bags of V1200 or 34 bags of K15

Scenario #2

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8’

4’ 18’ 18

¾ ¾ ¾

Substrates vary Finished flooring g vary y Average depth varies

24’ 24

Scenario #2 Area 1

16’

Area 2

Wood @1/8”

Wood @1/2”

288 ft2

384 ft2

Concrete @1/4”

8’ 18’ 18

¾ ¾ ¾

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Area 3

336 ft2

24’ 24

Area 1 – 288 sqft @ 1/8”, skim with 2 bags Feather Finish Area 2 – 384 sqft q @ ½”, level with 35 bags g GS4 Area 3 – 336 sqft @ ¼”, level with 14 bags V1200 or 11 bags of K15

Scenario #3

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60’

200 200’

¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Substrate is concrete Finished flooring g will be installed tomorrow Average depth is ½” How do we pour it?

Scenario #3

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60’

200 200’

¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Break it up into manageable sections, 15’ wide max Length g of p pour doesn’t matter K15 = 400 bags @ $40 / bag = $16,000 Can we put off finished flooring for 1-3 days? ¾ V1200 = 480 bags @ $30 / bag = $14 $14,400 400 ¾ Is it worth $1,600???

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What’s What s it cost?

What’ss it going to cost? What • 10,000 sq.ft. self-leveling underlayment project requires ¼” of material over concrete

– How many bags will it take? • V1200 – 400 bags

– How many hours will it take using 2 Ardex Barrels? • 2 bags mixed and placed every 3 minutes • 20 b batches t h per h hour, or 40 b bags / h hour • 400 bags / 40 bags per hour = 10 hours

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What’ss it going to cost? What • 10,000 , sq.ft. q self-leveling g underlayment y project requires ¼” of material over concrete

– What’s Wh t’ th the llabor b costt ffor a ttwo barrel b l pour? • 5 total workers (1 mixing, mixing 2 carrying product, 1 spreading, 1 smoothing) • 5 workers x labor rate x 10 hours

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What’ss it going to cost? What • 10,000 sq.ft. self-leveling self leveling underlayment project requires ¼” of material over concrete – What’s the labor cost for a four barrel pour? • Production doubles to 80 bags per hour • Total hours reduced by ½ to 5 hours • 8 total workers (2 mixing, 4 carrying product 1 spreading, product, spreading 1 smoothing) • 8 workers x labor rate x 5 hours

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What’ss it going to cost? What • 10,000 , sq.ft. q self-leveling g underlayment y project requires ¼” of material over concrete

Bags needed Bags / hr 400 40 400 80

hours to complete pour 10 5

Labor needed

Labor Total Labor Material Total Cost / hr Cost cost Material Cost 5 50 2,500 23.00 9,200 8 50 2,000 23.00 9,200

Total pouring 30% profit cost mark up 11,700 16,714 11,200 16,000

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WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS… BRING G IN THE BIG G DOG! OG

The Ardex Group

• • • • • •

Founded in Europe in 1948. Globally positioned with 33 companies. The World Leader in cement technology. Inventor of self self-leveling leveling technology first introduced in 1962. Ardex develops their first setting material, X7 – 1968. Ardex introduces K 15 in 1976.

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Ardex Engineered Cements ¾ Founded in 1978 in Coraopolis, PA ¾ Supplies U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and areas of South America ¾ARDEX manufactures tile and stone installation products as well as self-leveling g and trowel grade g cementitious materials for the concrete construction and flooring markets.

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Milestones 1978 North American Operations established in Coraopolis, Pa Self Leveling Technology is introduced to the USA and Canada

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Milestones 1992 Self-Drying Technology débuts in the USA. Ardex’ Feather Finish sets standards for patching materials worldwide.

Preps virtually any substrate for new floor installation

Milestones 1995 Ardex Engineered Cements introduces Ardex SD SD-T T (Self(Self Drying Topping), a concrete topping that provides a canvas for exciting colored concrete flooring designs.

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Milestones 1999 Ardex Engineered Cements introduces CD, a cement based repair solution for spalled, gouged and worn exterior concrete surfaces.

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Milestones 2000 Ardex Engineered Cements moves to its new campus in Aliquippa, PA, housing the most modern specialty cements factory in the world, a state-of-the-art technical training center and corporate offices. ff

Aliquippa, PA

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Milestones 2000 Ardex Engineered Cements acquires the world’s largest flooring adhesive manufacturer. The acquisition makes Ardex the leading provider of specialty flooring products in the United States. States

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Bourbonnais, IL Arlington, TX

Dallas, GA

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Milestones 2004 Ardex Engineered Cements introduces its complete line of Tile & Stone Installation Products ranging from waterproof membranes to thin set mortars, specialty mortars and mastics to grouts.

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Manufacturing Capabilities Bourbonnais, IL

Ali i Aliquippa, PA

Dallas, GA Arlington TX Arlington,

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Quality – ARDEX All raw materials are tested before they are unloaded into the silos. A “b “batch” t h” off material t i l makes k about b t 2 pallets ll t keeping k i controls t l very tight. No product leaves the factory without having passed strict internal quality control standards. The result is an unequaled track record of consistent performance. performance

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Quality – HENRY The W.W.Henry Company utilizes quality at the source with a continuous process improvement philosophy to drive variation and waste out of processes processes. Process specification documents outline procedures and targets. Plants produce formulas, complete quality control checks and plot control charts. Plants and R&D conduct regular audits to assure conformance with our advertised product claims.

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