Self-Leveling

[INTJMom]

So one of the major things on the list of things to do is to install the new kitchen and dining room floor. First we had to fill in the floor where the vinyl floor was cut out because of the water damage in the kitchen. So my 19 year old ISTP son and I used a "self-leveling" product today that needs to be troweled into the space that needs to be made level with the rest of the floor.

We learned a couple of important things...
1 - don't mix with warm water. That will turn it almost rock hard almost instantly.
2 - it makes a big mess... or maybe it only makes a big mess when an ISTP is using it.
3 - "Self-leveling" is a misnomer.

Anyhow, step one is done. It has to dry and then it's ready for the underlayment and click together flooring, and then finally the quarter-round molding.

Would love to get that all done this week.

 

[Falcarius]

The same thing happened to our kitchen a few years. Underlay and quarter-round moulding is not that hard to fit, but laminate flooring can be a total pain.

If one bit of a groove is out of place it won't go in. Not only that, but it some times has to be forced together as laminate flooring tends to be delicate it can be whacked directly. Hence, I ended up using an special improvised tool otherwise known as an old bracket for a cathode ray tube television, in order to dissipate the force when I whacked it. When I tried using a bit of wood, in order dissipate the force across the wood instead of the laminate, it kind of broke in half.

 

[INTJMom]

My ISTP son tackled it yesterday and did quite an excellent job. Thankfully his standard for his level of craftsmanship is significantly higher than his standard for keeping his room clean.