How To Level A Floor With Sleepers

To level a floor start by removing the existing flooring.

How to level a floor with sleepers.

On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. Lay a 4 foot level across the sleepers to make sure they lie on the same plane. There was a brick chimney estimated to weigh about 2200 pounds that was si. Sleepers are individually cut furring strips that install.

Please read before you ask why i didn t just fix the foundation beams or joists. Once the compound reaches a creamy consistency pour a thin layer into the sunken sections then smooth out inconsistencies with a hand trowel. Insert cedar shims to raise the sleepers at low spots. Work your way outward from the interior of the room.

You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings. 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. Repeat the process across the entire floor to level all remaining sleeper joists. In this vid we look at the batte.

A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too. Slide the shim under the sleepers until the air bubble is in the center of the level. Yyyyeeeehaaawww we have just hit over 100 000 views on this vid. 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.

Fasten the sleepers through the shims with powder actuated fasteners. After making sure that the floor is level use cedar shims to level the sleepers. So happy its been of use to soooo many folks out there.