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Cemimax Floor Levellers

Cemimax · floor preparation

Work out exactly how many bags of leveller your floor needs

The Flooring Guys stock the Cemimax levelling range in Sydney and Brisbane. Pick the compound that suits your depth, punch in your room sizes, and the bench below gives you bags, mixing water, primer and a price — using the coverage rates printed on Cemimax’s own datasheets.

4 levelling compounds 1 – 40 mm 2 primers Feather-edge patch Pallet pricing

Quantities are an estimate. A rough, open or very porous slab drinks more compound than a steel-trowelled one — always allow a spare bag before you start mixing.

Floorcovering — hybrid, vinyl, carpet, timber
Levelling compound — Floating Master, DL33, DL55 or DL59
this is the layer the calculator sizes
Primer — DP89 or DP90, one thin coat
Substrate — concrete slab, screed, ply or existing hard floor
Four layers, in order. Skip the primer and the compound pulls water out of a thirsty slab before it can flow — or slides off a sealed one. Every Cemimax compound datasheet calls for one.

Start here

Depth decides the product

How deep you need to go rules out most of the range before price ever comes into it. These are the single-application depths from each datasheet.

The dark line marks the depth currently set in the calculator. A band that stops short of it means that product can’t do the job in one pour.

The bench

Leveller calculator

Measure the areas you’re pouring and set an average depth. If your floor dips, the average depth is roughly half your worst dip plus the minimum bed the product needs.

1

Areas to pour

Enter length and width, or leave width blank and type the m² straight into the length box.

2

Average depth

MinimumsWhatever the product’s lowest figure says, Cemimax asks for at least 2 mm under timber flooring, 1.5 mm anywhere chair castors run, and 2 – 3 mm over non-absorbent substrates such as old screeds with fixed, waterproof adhesive residue.
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Compound

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Primer

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Side by side

The four levelling compounds compared

Every figure below is taken from the Cemimax technical datasheet for that product. The two live rows follow the current shop price and the depth set in the calculator.

  Floating MasterGeneral purpose DL33Everyday self-levelling DL55Commercial self-levelling DL59High-strength self-levelling
Depth, one application 1 – 10 mm3 – 30 mm1.5 – 40 mm1.5 – 40 mm
Compressive strength28 days approx. 25 MPaapprox. 30 MPaapprox. 35 MPa approx. 45 MPa2024 brochure prints 40 MPa
Flexural strength28 days 6 MPaapprox. 5 MPaapprox. 8 MPaapprox. 8 MPa
Coverageper 20 kg bag at 3 mm approx. 4 m²approx. 4 – 5 m²approx. 5 – 6 m²approx. 5 – 6 m²
Mixing waterper 20 kg bag 5.0 – 5.3 L4.4 L4.4 L4.0 L
Open time 20 – 30 min20 – 30 min20 – 30 min20 – 30 min
Walk on from 2 hfrom 2 hfrom 2 hfrom 2 h
Before floorcovering 1 daydepending on thickness approx. 24 h at 20 °Capprox. 24 h at 20 °Capprox. 24 h at 20 °C
Sets in the cold Hardens and dries down to 10 °CStandard hydrationHardens and dries down to 10 °CStandard hydration
Mixing method Hand mix or pumpHand mix or pumpHand mix or pumpHand mix or pump
Shelf life 12 monthsnot stated6 months6 months
Best suited to Thin general levelling, no sanding needed, cold-weather work Everyday residential and retail floor prep — the volume choice Large commercial and retail areas, deep fill to 40 mm High traffic and heavy wear where strength matters most
Price, 20 kg bag —— ——
Cost per m²at 5 mm, before waste —— ——

Cost per m² uses the conservative end of each datasheet’s coverage range, which is the figure the calculator orders against.

Which one

Pick by the job, not the price

1 – 10 mm · thin work

Floating Master

A general-purpose smoothing compound for thin levelling over large areas. Super smooth — it needs no sanding — and it will still harden and dry at temperatures down to 10 °C.

  • Won’t go deeper than 10 mm in one pass
  • Walkable in 2 hours
  • Takes the most water of the four: 5.0 – 5.3 L a bag
Floor preparation

3 – 30 mm · residential

DL33

The everyday choice under hybrid, vinyl, laminate, carpet and timber. Cheapest per square metre of the four, and it pumps.

  • Won’t do a skim under 3 mm
  • Walkable in 2 hours
  • Sold by the bag or the pallet
DL33 20 kg

1.5 – 40 mm · commercial

DL55

Built for contractors levelling large commercial and retail floors. Covers more per bag than DL33, goes shallower and four times deeper, and also works down to 10 °C.

  • 35 MPa at 28 days
  • Deep fill to 40 mm in one pour
  • Walkable in 2 hours
Floor preparation

1.5 – 40 mm · heavy wear

DL59

The strongest of the range at roughly 45 MPa, and the one to reach for when the finished floor has to take real punishment.

  • Retail, aged care, offices, garages
  • Least water of the four: 4.0 L a bag
  • Walkable in 2 hours
DL59 20 kg
PatchingNone of the four goes below 1 mm. For dips, holes and edges use PP4 Feather Finish — feather edge to 12.7 mm, workable for 10 – 15 minutes and ready for floorcovering 15 minutes later.

Before the pour

Primer — pick by what the floor does with water

Flick water onto the substrate. If it soaks in, the floor is absorbent and takes DP89. If it beads and sits there, it’s non-absorbent and takes DP90. Both are ready for compound about 30 minutes later.

DP89 · absorbent

DP89 Universal Floor Primer

Bare concrete slab, sand-cement screed, cement sheet. Interior and exterior. Dilute 1:1 up to 1:3 with water on absorbent screeds; use neat on dusty or rough surfaces.

  • Approx. 10 – 12 m² per litre
  • Ready for compound in 30 minutes
  • A+ emission class, no formaldehyde or VOC
  • Apply at 5 – 35 °C with a fine-pore foam roller
DP89 20 kg

DP90 · non-absorbent

DP90 Premium Bonding Primer

Ceramic and natural stone tiles, terrazzo, sealed or steel-trowelled slabs, and well-bonded non-water-soluble adhesive residue. Carbon fibre technology, film forming.

  • Approx. 12 m² per litre
  • Ready for compound in 30 minutes
  • A+ emission class
  • Roll on thin and even with a ¾ nap nylon roller

In stock

Every Cemimax product we carry

Prices come from the shop as this page loads, so what you see here is what you’ll pay at the checkout. Held in both the NSW and QLD warehouses unless a line says otherwise.

Method

Getting it right on the day

Do I really have to prime?
Yes — every Cemimax compound datasheet calls for a primer chosen to suit the substrate. On a thirsty slab the primer stops the floor sucking the mixing water out of the compound before it can flow and gain strength, which is what causes chalky, dusty, weak surfaces. On a sealed or tiled floor it gives the compound something to grip. It is the cheapest part of the job and the one most likely to cost you the whole floor.
How much water goes in a bag?
Floating Master takes 5.0 – 5.3 litres per 20 kg bag, DL33 and DL55 take 4.4 litres, DL59 takes 4.0 litres. Use the figure on the bag actually in front of you and measure it — going over is the fastest way to lose strength and end up with a surface that dusts. Mix with a drill and paddle to a lump-free, creamy consistency, pour, spread with a toothed rake and knock the air out with a spiked roller.
What is the thinnest I can go?
DL33 stops at 3 mm, DL55 and DL59 at 1.5 mm, Floating Master at 1 mm. On top of that Cemimax asks for a minimum of 2 mm under timber flooring, 1.5 mm anywhere chair castors will run, and 2 – 3 mm over non-absorbent substrates such as old screeds with fixed, waterproof adhesive residue. Below 1 mm you are patching, not levelling — that is PP4’s job.
Can I pour over ceramic tiles?
You can, provided every tile is sound and firmly bonded — tap them and replace or remove anything hollow. Degrease, prime with DP90 rather than DP89, and let it flash off for about 30 minutes. Remember the finished floor height rises by the tile plus the compound, so check your door clearances and any thresholds first.
How long before I can lay the floor?
All four are walkable from about 2 hours. The datasheets give roughly 24 hours at 20 °C to dry, and cold or humid weather stretches that out — although Floating Master and DL55 will still set at temperatures down to 10 °C, which the other two won’t. Before an impermeable covering — vinyl, hybrid, rubber — take a moisture reading rather than working to the clock, and give timber the drying time its own manufacturer asks for.
Bag or pallet?
DL33, DL55 and DL59 all come as a pallet of 64 bags at a lower rate per bag. The calculator flags the saving as soon as your job gets close, and for anything over about half a pallet it is usually worth pricing both ways — ask us and we’ll quote the freight, since a pallet moves very differently to a few bags in the boot.
Where do these numbers come from?
Depths, strengths, water ratios and coverage all come from the Cemimax technical datasheets linked below, plus the 2024 Cemimax Australia brochure. Where the two disagree, both figures are shown. The calculator deliberately orders against the conservative end of each coverage range and adds your waste allowance on top, because running a bag short mid-pour is far more expensive than a spare bag in the shed.

Documents

Datasheets

DL33 TDS DL55 TDS DL59 TDS DP89 TDS DP90 TDS PP4 TDS A2000 TDS Cemimax range brochure Levelling compounds SDS DP90 SDS DP89 SDS

Quantities and prices on this page are an estimate for planning, not a quote. Actual coverage depends on how porous and how rough your substrate is, on the depth you genuinely end up pouring, and on how much you lose to mixing and edges. Compressive strengths, depths, water ratios and coverage are the manufacturer’s published figures. Follow the current datasheet and safety data sheet that come with the product you buy, and take a moisture reading before laying any impermeable floorcovering. Need it checked by someone who does it every day? Call 1300 477 699 or book a free measure and quote.