How To Level An Uneven Bathroom Floor

If you have access to the basement or crawlspace it is possible to jack up saggy joists until they are level and then sister them so that they remain straight after the jacks are removed.

How to level an uneven bathroom floor.

Fixing a floor that sags and dips pour self leveling underlayment in the problem area. If you wanna try it let us know and we can help you. If the floor slants irregularly cut strips that bridge the cap at each floor joist. To do this simply cut several leveling strips the same size as the original strip.

If the uneven floor is due to floor joists that have warped or twisted over time or were incorrectly installed the only way to level the floor is to remove the subflooring and shim the joists. Otherwise your method has merit. Use screws to secure the leveling strips to the floor every 16 inches. What you really need is to re do the floor the way it was.

A thorough cleaning is also necessary to get the subflooring ready to accept the liquid bonding agent. This compound can potentially be utilized on a concrete slab or a wood subfloor and it works well when you are dealing with dips in the floor. Continue to check the level in several directions around the toilet bowl and add more shims as necessary to level. Hammer a shim gently between the floor and the toilet base to bring a low side up.

When you are dealing with uneven floors one option that you have is to use self leveling compound. Screw the strips into the floor joists or subfloor. Compound can correct sags and dips as deep as 1 1 2 inches.