curtis73
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This winter I cut down two massive Norway Maples. The trunks went off to the mill and I had them cut, kiln dried, and milled T&G for flooring. I pulled the carpet up in my house today knowing I would have to do some leveling, but I didn't expect this much. It has a significant peak in the middle. Using a rotating laser level, I measured down to the highest point (which is about on the 2/3rds point in the room) and got 17.25". From there it all goes downhill.... literally.
I'll try to post a photo with my plotted measurements. I did a CAD of my floorplan, so it should be pretty easy but it will take a hot minute. I know it's easier to bring the rest of the floor up, but two things are preventing me from doing that:
1- why bring up 300 sf if all I need to do is take down 20 sf?
2- if I pour enough, I will lose 1.5" of my already low 82" ceilings, and it will require replacing a custom entry door. Not cheap.... both because of the door, and all the leveling mud I would need.
Main structure was built in about 1900. This part of the house where the bulk of the flooring is going was an addition in the 1920s. The floor is very sturdy. The main beam is a rough-hewn 4x8 supported by a concrete pad in the dirt crawlspace. Subfloor is 3/4 T&G pine.
For the most part, the entire perimeter of the floor is sitting at approximately 18.25" below the line, so 1" too low. There are two really low spots at about 18.75, but I can pour leveler in those.
How does one go about lowering a floor properly? A bonus here is that the east edge of the subfloor doesn't go under any wall. Since it's an addition, it just ends at a sill plate sistered onto the original foundation, so I could pull a fair amount of subfloor without really much effort.
Pics to follow.
I'll try to post a photo with my plotted measurements. I did a CAD of my floorplan, so it should be pretty easy but it will take a hot minute. I know it's easier to bring the rest of the floor up, but two things are preventing me from doing that:
1- why bring up 300 sf if all I need to do is take down 20 sf?
2- if I pour enough, I will lose 1.5" of my already low 82" ceilings, and it will require replacing a custom entry door. Not cheap.... both because of the door, and all the leveling mud I would need.
Main structure was built in about 1900. This part of the house where the bulk of the flooring is going was an addition in the 1920s. The floor is very sturdy. The main beam is a rough-hewn 4x8 supported by a concrete pad in the dirt crawlspace. Subfloor is 3/4 T&G pine.
For the most part, the entire perimeter of the floor is sitting at approximately 18.25" below the line, so 1" too low. There are two really low spots at about 18.75, but I can pour leveler in those.
How does one go about lowering a floor properly? A bonus here is that the east edge of the subfloor doesn't go under any wall. Since it's an addition, it just ends at a sill plate sistered onto the original foundation, so I could pull a fair amount of subfloor without really much effort.
Pics to follow.