Self-leveling underlayments, also known as self-leveling compounds or floor levelers, are used to level out shallow dips and humps in a subfloor, prior to installing a finished floor covering. Because these products are very thin, they can be troweled out to make small adjustments to a floor without adding an additional layer of subflooring.
What makes one self-leveling underlayment (SLU) better than the one next to it? How can it help your workflow be more efficient? What are the benefits of one SLU compared to another? These might be some of the questions you’ve found yourself asking when trying to decide which SLU product to go with. Here, we asked some of the industry’s leading SLU producers to weigh in.