ideas for leveling floor

Posted by wheat germ on June 20, 2007, 7:09 am

A freind asked me ideas on how he could level his floor.

My feinds kitchen is in the korner of his house, and that corner of the
house has settled...
so now the floor is unlevel

I talked to him about sheeting it with 3/4 or so sub floor. this would give
him a chance to cut a long tapering wedge for each joist.. and cap his old
floor. the existing floor is 1" wood t/g old flooring.

any ideas are appreciated.

another option is to raise each joist along the band where the foundation
has settled....?

Posted by dpb on June 20, 2007, 8:38 am

wheat germ wrote:

> A freind asked me ideas on how he could level his floor.
>
> My feinds kitchen is in the korner of his house, and that corner of the
> house has settled...
> so now the floor is unlevel
>
> I talked to him about sheeting it with 3/4 or so sub floor. this would give
> him a chance to cut a long tapering wedge for each joist.. and cap his old
> floor. the existing floor is 1" wood t/g old flooring.
>
> any ideas are appreciated.
>
> another option is to raise each joist along the band where the foundation
> has settled....?

Fixing the foundation is probably the best choice as fixing the symptoms
won't necessarily stop it...

--

Posted by Dave in Houston on June 20, 2007, 10:29 am

> Fixing the foundation is probably the best choice as fixing the symptoms
> won't necessarily stop it...

Two or three 20 ton hydraulic bottle jacks can be had for $60-$80. Sounds
doable enough to me.
--
NuWave Dave in Houston

Posted by Bob F on June 20, 2007, 1:41 pm

>> Fixing the foundation is probably the best choice as fixing the
>> symptoms won't necessarily stop it...

> Two or three 20 ton hydraulic bottle jacks can be had for $60-$80.
> Sounds doable enough to me.

I've done minor adjustments on a large garage and a sunroom using a
floor jack and some 4x4s. Just be sure to use spreader to distribut
the forces appropriately.

Bob

Posted by HotRdd on June 20, 2007, 8:55 am

HAve to agree with fixing the problem first otherwise you may be douing
these repairs every few years. If you are planning on ripping up the
existing subfloor it would be easier to sister the joists with a 2x4 or 2x6
that is set level. Otherwise use to 3/4 plywood to build up the one corner
and then use a leveling compound that you just pour on the floor and trowel
down.

>A freind asked me ideas on how he could level his floor.
> My feinds kitchen is in the korner of his house, and that corner of the
> house has settled...
> so now the floor is unlevel
> I talked to him about sheeting it with 3/4 or so sub floor. this would
> give
> him a chance to cut a long tapering wedge for each joist.. and cap his old
> floor. the existing floor is 1" wood t/g old flooring.
> any ideas are appreciated.
> another option is to raise each joist along the band where the foundation
> has settled....?
>

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