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TonyD0001 t1_j0j13z9 wrote

Most important part is the primer. Super clean tiles, good primer and some high quality washroom paint. Won't last forever, but will last few years. Before painting, you would need to redo missing grout. Remove all the loose grout. Fairly simple to redo.

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ItsGermany t1_j0icu78 wrote

Sorry you are not getting the answer you exactly need. So, not to be another problem answer, but wait. The concrete freshly poured will be going through an exothermic reaction and giving off moisture. So wait the 5 days, it is not the end of the world, but waiting is worth it, in almost all cases. Rushing makings a crappy job that needs to be done twice.

I will not comment on how you are doing it, but there were plenty of engineers and chemists (and maybe even risk analysts) that put their thoughts into "5 days" rule. So just follow it and do the rest as best you can and hope for the best on your long term outcome.

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nodiaque OP t1_j0i0lfy wrote

The very low part was already taken care off. Now it's leveling the 30 feets of slab. Very old house, moved a lot, lots of low and high spot and I wish people would simply answer the dam question instead of trying to convince to do something else. While I appreciate inputs and suggestion, at least cover the main topic.

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nodiaque OP t1_j0hn9xz wrote

I do keep a slight slope, I just need it more leveled cause right now, it's very uneven. I already did 1/3 of the surface I need, I was waiting for the new plumbing to be done which is in the middle to do the rest. So now I'm wondering how much time I must wait with the new concrete and how to prep it if needed.

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danauns t1_j0hmdr6 wrote

Dricore is very forgiving, and you can get shim kits for that system too. How bad is the concrete floor? Do you really need to pour leveling concrete for what is likely a small room? I'd rather shim where needed than pour based on my experience with both of these products.

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