Ayone have any experience leveling a concrete floor?

I noticed my basement floor has more dips and high points than I originally thought, which is bad for installing laminate. Picked up a few bags of self leveling cement, wondering if anyone has any tips or advice.

 

Mix that a lot thinner than normal, it will flow to where needed, provide that you have a boarder. And no drain in the way.

 

Why not just use a DRICORE subfloor? Better then permanently damaging your floor if you're unexperienced with masonry.

 

Thought about it, still thinking about it. Just don't want to spend another thousand bucks.

I have one very high spot in the basement which at this point is ruining everything. Even If I put down dri core, I'd have to raise the floor considerably because of that one spot. I'm thinking of grinding it down. apprently there are machines that do this. So I'll look into that route first.

 

Then maybe just acid stain and/or ardex the subfloor... raw concrete floors are all the rage these days. Would definately be cheapest/easiest option.

 

- I already bought the laminate although I could return it.
- I don't think the wife would like it.
- Would the floor still remain cold?

 

Concrete floors for a baby's play space? Concrete floors in the basement (coldest part of the house) during the winter? All the rage, or not, I give it a

 

Baby's play space? You mean Dom's poker space, right?

Ya, I can see it still being very cold.

 

Right!!! So the baby stays here while you play poker...