How To Level A Floor With Sleepers

A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too.

How to level a floor with sleepers. There was a brick chimney estimated to weigh about 2200 pounds that was si. Work your way outward from the interior of the room. You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings. Fasten the sleepers through the shims with powder actuated fasteners.

To level a floor start by removing the existing flooring. On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. Lay a 4 foot level across the sleepers to make sure they lie on the same plane. Once the compound reaches a creamy consistency pour a thin layer into the sunken sections then smooth out inconsistencies with a hand trowel.

Yyyyeeeehaaawww we have just hit over 100 000 views on this vid. During a remodel or a garage conversion it s standard practice to level a sloping floor before installing new floor covering. If an engineer found no structural issues you may be able to level the floor by applying a cement based self leveling floor product such as henry level. In this vid we look at the batte.

Then mix leveling compound according to the instructions on the package in a large bucket. Please read before you ask why i didn t just fix the foundation beams or joists. Repeat the process across the entire floor to level all remaining sleeper joists. Slide the shim under the sleepers until the air bubble is in the center of the level.

Sleepers are individually cut furring strips that install. So happy its been of use to soooo many folks out there. While most floors are relatively level some are purposefully constructed on a grade such as garage floors or basement floors that slope toward a floor drain.