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nodiaque OP t1_j0hn3fm wrote

Reply to comment by danauns in Can I poor self leveling concrete on uncure concrete? by nodiaque

It's about 600 square feet. The level is very bad. Where the new concrete is its little, but overall it's half of my basement (I already did 1/3 of that place though). It used to have a 2.5inch slope in that room alone because of the drain.

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Material_Swimmer2584 t1_j0hw5l9 wrote

Sounds like a dry mud job if it’s 2.5 inches

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nodiaque OP t1_j0i0lfy wrote

The very low part was already taken care off. Now it's leveling the 30 feets of slab. Very old house, moved a lot, lots of low and high spot and I wish people would simply answer the dam question instead of trying to convince to do something else. While I appreciate inputs and suggestion, at least cover the main topic.

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ItsGermany t1_j0icu78 wrote

Sorry you are not getting the answer you exactly need. So, not to be another problem answer, but wait. The concrete freshly poured will be going through an exothermic reaction and giving off moisture. So wait the 5 days, it is not the end of the world, but waiting is worth it, in almost all cases. Rushing makings a crappy job that needs to be done twice.

I will not comment on how you are doing it, but there were plenty of engineers and chemists (and maybe even risk analysts) that put their thoughts into "5 days" rule. So just follow it and do the rest as best you can and hope for the best on your long term outcome.

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nodiaque OP t1_j0iid6m wrote

Ah thank you. Just too bad because I got 5 days off and was wishing to continue the basement and this make a very big hold, but better do it right.

Thanks

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