Best floor leveling compounds according to redditors
We found 4 Reddit comments discussing the best floor leveling compounds. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 4 Reddit comments discussing the best floor leveling compounds. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Found on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Leveling-System-Tiles-Leveler-Spacers/dp/B07FYFJ215/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1537272493&sr=8-3&keywords=tile%2Bspacer&th=1
Not so sure I follow everything you laid out here but I'll give it a shot.
Noted as layer #1 is 1/4" plywood? Are you sure it isn't 3/4" plywood? If it's only 1/4" plywood your 2x4 support spacing would need to be like 6" on center. Even then I would place 3/4".
What you're looking for is self leveling concrete. I just used this in my bathroom renovation so I know all about it! They sell it at Lowe's/Home Depot in 50 lb buckets. You'll have to figure out how much you'll need based off of the average depth etc.
Steps are basically:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/High-Performance-Cement-by-Quikrete-50-lb-Cement/50146060
If you are using large format tiles on uneven walls/floors I also am using a leveling system to help make sure the tiles don't have lippage. They say that it's to only "help" with imperfect tiles and minor differences, but honestly these things have saved me from some truly crappy uneven surfaces.
https://www.amazon.com/T-Lock-TM-Complete-lippage-leveling/dp/B01D2FQ3SM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1524001767&sr=8-4&keywords=perfect+level+master+1%2F8
Pictures of my install:
https://imgur.com/a/chvIG
Note that I did my self leveling concrete above the hardibacker. It was only where the shower pan was to be installed though.
Good luck!
I got mine off amazon. These here are similar, not sure if same seller or “brand” but look identical.