How To Level Your Basement Floor

The adhesive helps to create a bond between the old concrete of the basement floor and the self leveling compound that will create the new level floor surface.

How to level your basement floor.

You can either dry grind or wet grind your floor. A level subfloor will help your flooring last longer and keep the finish attractive. In many cases you can level a floor yourself. An uneven basement floor can either prevent the completion of a basement upgrade or it can undo your hard work when the tiles crack and water collects it also makes it harder to install flooring in the first place.

If you have very high or low spots foundation or structural problems or termite damage you may need professional help. We plan to finish the basement in my house and there are going to be a couple of sump pumps so we no longer need the old drain in the middle of the floor. Leveling floors can be a diy project or left to professionals. Concrete basement floors settle easily because of their proximity to the foundation of the house and the natural tendency of the materials.

The first step to making the most of any basement is to achieve a level floor. Spray your basement floor with a hose if you want to wet grind the concrete. Happily enough leveling uneven concrete slabs has an easy fix that won t sacrifice your headroom. Use this self leveling concrete for mak.

On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. The easiest way is to use a self leveling compound also called liquid floor underlayment or floor resurfacer within sections of level cut rails. There is no one way to level a. In this video we show you everything you need to know to make perfect level floor using self leveling floor compound.