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Got a weird dip in a concrete floor to deal with in a Reno job.
The spot was about an inch deep and 3 feet wide, and the homeowner didn't want to pay for a full leveling job. Tbh, I mixed up some extra thick padding adhesive and built up the low area in layers, letting it dry between coats, and it worked like a charm for the carpet install. Has anyone else tried this fix on a slab?
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janar1625d agoTop Commenter
Wasn't there a thread a while back where a guy used floor patch compound for something like this? He said he feathered it out real far with a trowel so it wouldn't leave a hard edge under the flooring. Your way with the adhesive is pretty smart though, especially for carpet. I guess as long as it's solid and dry before you put the pad down, what's the difference, right?
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janar1622d agoTop Commenter
Remember that thread, the guy used a bag of floor patch and a really long trowel. He basically turned his whole floor into one giant, gentle slope. That's the key, making the transition so gradual you can't feel it underfoot. For carpet, your adhesive method works, but for something hard like vinyl plank, that feathering trick is everything. It stops that annoying click or hollow spot right where the patch ends.
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Three feet wide and you just built it up with adhesive? Man, I would have been so worried about that much thickness cracking or staying soft in the middle. I saw a patch fail once because the guy didn't let each layer dry all the way through and it shrank weird. You must have had the patience to wait for each coat. Did you check it with a level before you put the carpet down?
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