How To Level A Floor With Sleepers

Repeat the process across the entire floor to level all remaining sleeper joists.

How to level a floor with sleepers.

There was a brick chimney estimated to weigh about 2200 pounds that was si. On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. 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. Once the compound reaches a creamy consistency pour a thin layer into the sunken sections then smooth out inconsistencies with a hand trowel.

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. Lay a 4 foot level across the sleepers to make sure they lie on the same plane. Apply a 1 4 inch bead of construction adhesive around the perimeter of a wood shim and turn the glue side toward the floor. Yyyyeeeehaaawww we have just hit over 100 000 views on this vid.

To level a floor start by removing the existing flooring. Work your way outward from the interior of the room. Please read before you ask why i didn t just fix the foundation beams or joists. A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too.

After making sure that the floor is level use cedar shims to level the sleepers. Sleepers are individually cut furring strips that install. In this vid we look at the batte. Slide the shim under the sleepers until the air bubble is in the center of the level.

You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings. So happy its been of use to soooo many folks out there. During a remodel or a garage conversion it s standard practice to level a sloping floor before installing new floor covering.