How to estimate floor leveling. How to estimate. floor leveling

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3 Overview What is? li How is the specification relate to? How do I select the right products? How do I how much I need? What s the installed cost?

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

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6 What is floor leveling?

7 Reading the Spec

8 Reading the Specs What section do you look at? Does section 3 and 9 marry up? What are FFF and dflnumbers and what do they mean to you? What are the manufacturers recommendations?

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

10 Reading the Specs

11 Reading the Specs

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13 Dipstick

14 Fred Dipstick

15 Reading the Specs

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17 Adhesive Breakdown

18 Disbonding

19 Rubber Tiles Disbonding

20 Adhesive Oozing

21 Mold

22 Osmotic Blisters in Polymer Coatings

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24 Reading the Specs What section do you look at? Does section 3 and 9 marry up? What are FFF and dflnumbers and what do they mean to you? What about Rh testing? What are the manufacturers recommendations?

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26 Leveling vs. Patching

27 WHEN TO USE SELF-LEVELING Do not base it on square footage 10,000 sq. ft. can be hand dtroweled and d50 sq. 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 materials dry faster than self-leveling l li materials.

28 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.e., 2 or more days.

29 WHEN TO USE SELF-LEVELING Determine the thickness needed to achieve the required flatness or levelness of the concrete. 1/8 or less: use a patching material or a special self-leveling material 1/8 or greater: float the substrate with a self-leveling material. Determine if a slope is required.

30 WHAT CAN GO WRONG?

31 WHAT CAN GO WRONG? Improper Product Selection Improper Mixing i Improper Installation Missed surface defects

32 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 material or the reverse. Applied d too thick.

33 IMPROPER MIXING Over-watering the number one cause of failures when it comes to material failures! Didn t use additive as required.

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38 Substrates Thickness Cure Time PSI Coverage / Unit Mix Ratio Product / Application Self Leveling Toppings Concrete Concrete Burnished Wood Cutback Ceramic Terrazzo Gypsum Epoxy Metal VCT Minimum - No Maximum Aggregate w / Aggregate Maximum Walk On Cover / Se eal PSI 1/8" (sq (sqf SD-T X X X 1/4" 3 2" 5" 2-3 h 2-3 h 6100 n/a 25 n/a 5 qt 4 : 1 K-500 X 1/4" 3 1-1/2" 5" 2-3 h 24 h 5300 n/a 27-1/2 n/a 5-1/2 qt 3-3/4 : 1 K15 X X X X X X 1/4" 3 1-1/2" 5" 2-3 h 16 h 4100 n/a 30 n/a 7 qt 3-1/2 : 1 V1200 X X X 1/4" 3 1-1/4" n/a 2-3 h 1-3 d 4000 n/a 25 n/a : 1 LU100 (above gradex X X X X 1/4" 3 2" 5" 2-3 h mat test 4400 n/a 22 n/a 4 qt 4 : 1 K 55 Microtec X X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 1/16" 3 1" 2-3 h 16 hrs sqft 6 3/8qt n/a K 55 Rapid X X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 1/16" 3 1" 1 h 2 hrs t (in sqft) Skim 1/ 16" Bag 6 7/8qt n/a Liquid BackerBoard X 1/4" 3 1 1/4" 2-3 h 6 hrs n/a 6qt n/a GS-4 X X 1/4" 3 2" 5" 2-3 h mat test 4000 n/a 22 n/a 4 qt 4 : 1 a bag Less than Exterior Self Leveling Topping and Underlayment K 301 X 6 1/4" 3/4" 2" 2-3 h 24 h n/a 24 n/a 5 qt n/a Screed EB 2 X X X X X X 3/4" n/a Any 3 hours Varies Varies Varies Varies w/mix n/a n/a w/mix w/mix w/mix (snowball test) Trowelable Patches & Micro- Topping Self Leveling Underlayments 100- SD-F (aka Feather When (Conc) 2-1/2 qt 2 Powder to Finish) X X X X X X X 0" unlimited 2 n/a Hard 30 m / (Wood) 1 Water 3-1/2 When Powder to SD-P 40# X X X 0" 1" 3" Hard 1 h n/a 4 qt 1 Water When SD-P 20# X X X 0" 1" 3" Hard 1 h /2 n/a 2 qt When /2 sqft / 20 mils 1/16" n/a Hard 2h 5000 n/a n/a bag /2 21/2 qt Powder to SD-M 10# X X X coats 1 Water Forti Finish X X X Any 2 N/A 15 min15-30 min min N/A 1.5qt 3.5:1 GPS X X X X 11 X 8 1/2" N/A 15 min60-90 min min qt 2.5:1

39 Estimating the job

40 a leveling job

41 Proper substrate t prep is the key to success!

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

43 a leveling job How do I find cubic dimensions? L x W x H Find Square Footage / depth Laser Level or string line?

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

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

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

47 Scenario # ft 2 42 Substrate is concrete Concrete is 40 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

48 Scenario # Substrates vary Finished flooring vary Average depth varies

49 Scenario #2 Area 1 Area ft ft 2 8 Area ft Area /8, skim with 2 bags Feather Finish Area ½, level with 35 bags GS4 Area ¼, level with 14 bags V1200 or 11 bags of K15

50 Scenario # Substrate is concrete Finished flooring will be installed tomorrow Average depth is ½ How do we pour it?

51 Scenario # Break it up into manageable sections, 15 wide max Length of pour doesn t matter K15 = 400 $40 / bag = $16,000 Can we put off finished flooring for 1-3 days? V1200 = 480 $30 / bag = $14, Is it worth $1,600???

52 What s itcost?

53 What s it going to cost? 10,000 sq.ft. self-leveling underlayment project requires ¼ of material over concrete How many bags will it take? V bags How many hours will it take using 2 Ardex Barrels? 2 bags mixed and placed every 3 minutes 20 batches per hour, or 40 bags / hour 400 bags / 40 bags per hour = 10 hours

54 What s it going to cost? 10,000 sq.ft. self-leveling underlayment project requires ¼ of material over concrete What s the labor cost for a two barrel pour? 5 total workers (1 mixing, 2 carrying product, 1 spreading, 1 smoothing) 5 workers x labor rate x 10 hours

55 What s it going to cost? 10,000 sq.ft. self-leveling 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, 1 smoothing) 8 workers x labor rate x 5 hours

56 What s it going to cost? 10,000 sq.ft. self-leveling underlayment project requires ¼ of material over concrete Bags needed hours to complete pour Total pouring cost Labor Labor Total Labor Material Total 30% profit Bags / hr needed Cost / hr Cost cost Material Cost mark up , ,200 11,700 16, , ,200 11,200 16,000

57 WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS BRING IN THE BIG DOG!

58 The Ardex Group Founded in Europe in Globally positioned with 33 companies. The World Leader in cement technology. Inventor of self-levelingleveling technology first introduced in Ardex develops their first setting material, X Ardex introduces K 15 in 1976.

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

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

61 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

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

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

64 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. Aliquippa, PA

65 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. + = Bourbonnais, IL Arlington, TX Dallas, GA

66 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.

67 Manufacturing Capabilities Bourbonnais, IL Aliquippa, i PA Dallas, GA Arlington, TX

68 Quality ARDEX All raw materials are tested before they are unloaded into the silos. A b batch of material makes about t2 pallets keeping controls 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.

69 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. 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.

70 Ardex in the market Over 70 technically trained Sales Professionals

71 Ardex in the market

72 Ardex in the market Ardex Technical Service Taught by Professionals, For Professionals Factory-trained technicians to handle telephone inquiries and to provide on-site technical assistance. Training seminars conducted weekly to provide hands-on experience with the entire range of products. Installation recommendations and warranties confirmed in writing. As our experience continues to grow, the content of the technical information provided to the field continues to evolve.

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