Should you a use self leveling product over the slope towards a drain in the concrete floor in basement bathroom? We are wanting to install luxury vinyl plank in the bathroom and most sites say to have a perfectly level floor for it. The problem is, the concrete was purposefully made to have a slope towards the drain (built in 2015). Should we level it first or is that a mistake? I’d say the lowest spot is about 1” difference. The bathtub was installed with shims to compensate. I don’t want it to be obvious that the flooring isn’t level. Can someone please help me on what I should do for this?
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Best Answer
Old question but to give a correct answer... You don't level basement floors - PERIOD.
You have two options:
This is a very typical basement bathroom. The water in your basement must be able to drain. It isn't just for the bathroom but it could be sloped for a good part of the basement to here. You don't get to just "level" it.