How To Level An Old Kitchen Floor

Before laying a new floor.

How to level an old kitchen floor.

When inflexible flooring is installed over a substrate that dips or heaves various things. There was a brick chimney estimated to weigh about 2200 pounds that was si. The process of fixing both an out of level and an out of plane floor is simply known as leveling a floor. Contractors have said we need to pour cement into the porch foundation to the tune of 15 000 to level the floor and then remove the asbestos etc.

On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too. You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings. Please read before you ask why i didn t just fix the foundation beams or joists.

Then mix leveling compound according to the instructions on the package in a large bucket. Thre ways to fix a sagging or sloping floor. Our kitchen has been added on remodeled several times and the floor slopes off in a couple places. Depending upon the conditions it is possible to strengthen or repair existing framing members such as floor joists or roof rafters by adding reinforcing material sandwiching the member on either side with plywood is sometimes worthwhile but the plywood must be installed correctly for greatest strength.

Once the compound reaches a creamy consistency pour a thin layer into the sunken sections then smooth out inconsistencies with a hand trowel. Raise the lower end of the level until the bubble is centered then measure the distance from the bottom of the level to the floor to find the depth of the dip. Floor jacks are for temporary use only and lally columns should be installed. We would like to tile or laminate the flooring but don t know how to proceed to level it out.

To level the floor place a six foot level in the center of the room and check to see how out of plumb the floor is then locate the low point from the basement. I have an enclosed front sun porch on an 85 year old home with an slightly uneven floor covered with a faux brick linoleum sheet floor with asbestos matting underneath.