Spray foam edging for self leveler
Hi there - I posted this in flooring today but haven’t gotten any replies so I’m trying again in DIY. I have to pour some self leveler on my bathroom reno floor before I tile it. In preparation, YouTube has shown me that I can/should use spray foam around the toilet flange and walls as an expansion joint/edge. My questions are these: 1) Do I also put a line of foam across the edge with the shower pan? I’ve watched countless videos and they either pour before the pan or don’t do it. My pan isn’t 100% flush with the ground, so my intuition says I need it at the very least where the gaps are, but probably just to put a line of foam in front of it. 2) Do I also put a line of foam at the carpet? Should I tape the carpet with blue tape beforehand or build a dam of wood for that? I don’t have a hammer drill that can nail into the concrete, but I could use some adhesive to adhere a dam. Or what is the proper prep for the carpet? 3) Any tips for the pocket door gap other than to be careful and make sure the foam dam is secure there so no leveler goes in there? Thanks for your help. Link to photos: https://imgur.com/a/AGj8BLP submitted by /u/travelswithzoe [link] [comments]
Hi there - I posted this in flooring today but haven’t gotten any replies so I’m trying again in DIY.
I have to pour some self leveler on my bathroom reno floor before I tile it. In preparation, YouTube has shown me that I can/should use spray foam around the toilet flange and walls as an expansion joint/edge. My questions are these:
1) Do I also put a line of foam across the edge with the shower pan? I’ve watched countless videos and they either pour before the pan or don’t do it. My pan isn’t 100% flush with the ground, so my intuition says I need it at the very least where the gaps are, but probably just to put a line of foam in front of it.
2) Do I also put a line of foam at the carpet? Should I tape the carpet with blue tape beforehand or build a dam of wood for that? I don’t have a hammer drill that can nail into the concrete, but I could use some adhesive to adhere a dam. Or what is the proper prep for the carpet?
3) Any tips for the pocket door gap other than to be careful and make sure the foam dam is secure there so no leveler goes in there?
Thanks for your help.
Link to photos: https://imgur.com/a/AGj8BLP
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