How To Level Your Floor

If your floor is concrete use a concrete grinder for large open areas or a 4 inch or 8 inch angle grinder with a cup wheel attachment made for use on concrete.

How to level your floor.

On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. Use a concrete grinder to grind down any particularly high spots. Lay the level flat on the floor and look at the bubble in the middle to see if the floor is level in each section. In this video we show you everything you need to know how to level a floor into a perfect flat and level floor in your bathroom using self leveling floor com.

Plan to correct gaps of more than 1 8 to 3 16 inch. Check the bubble in the horizontal tube in the level to ensure it floats between the two vertical lines. Place your level in several different spots as you did before to get a more accurate reading of the floor s overall slope. A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too.

Wear eye protection and a face mask start the grinder s engine lay the disc flat against the spot you want to grind down and move it in a side to side or. The process of fixing both an out of level and an out of plane floor is simply known as leveling a floor. When inflexible flooring is installed over a substrate that dips or heaves various things. Get down on your knees and look for daylight under the level or board.

Mark the high and low spots on the subfloor. Grinding and repairing a concrete floor can create concrete dust so be safe and wear a respirator a dust mask will not give you enough protection. Lay a 4 to 6 foot beam level on your floor. Check the level again.

You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings.