Levelling A Sloping Concrete Floor

Best way to self level badly sloped concrete floor.

Levelling a sloping concrete floor.

Although most floors slope it is important to know how much and why. Customer already installed tile in the hallway and i sh. Except for that slope the floor itself might be flat. Some home improvement guides advocate for troweling on a concrete patch compound across the entire area of a floor that slopes down toward the doors.

In fact for some interior floors it s just a matter of pouring leveling compound out and letting it find its own level. Last week i made a concrete subfloor leveling in the living room which connected with a long hallway. For garages it is a little less simple. To resurface an uneven concrete slab begin by laying a long straight 2x4 wooden rail across the concrete slab floor with one end positioned on the high point in the room.

The best method for leveling a sloped patio or porch floor is to pour a layer of self leveling concrete on the surface of the existing concrete. Slightly sloping floors which are common in older houses often worry homeowners who want to install new rigid floorings such as laminate ceramic tile or hardwood. Oh yes the foundation had issues 10 years ago hence the slope the previous owners had 8 piers put in and i had the same company come look at it again and nothing has moved since then so i feel comfortable fixing it. Floor slopes and slants are common in old houses.

However the prep work you do first often determines whether or not the project is a long term success. Regular wear and tear severe fluctuating weather conditions and improperly preparing the ground before a concrete pour can result in a sloping concrete slab. As the underlying ground settles further the concrete slab will slope or sink in a particular direction making one side higher than the other. Floors that slant or slope.

Slip shims under the low end of the 2x4 rail until it s perfectly level then use a scribing tool to transfer the unevenness of the floor onto the rail. A slant slope situation might be one where over the course of 15 or 20 horizontal feet the floor slopes down one or two inches.