need someone to level the floor in my kitchen before I lay down tile. know anyone?

11/24/2009 8:03:11 PM

I'll come take a shit on your floor for $100

11/24/2009 8:04:17 PM

http://www.quikrete.com/productlines/floorresurfacerfssl.asp

11/24/2009 8:05:15 PM

what kinda leveling are you talking about? like small dips or massive issues?

1/2" concrete backer board will cover a lot of sins

for bigger issues, best thing to do is rip up the subfloor, sister up some level joists to the old ones and slighlty above them, then put down a new subfloor

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 8:10 PM. Reason : we redid jeeman's entire laundry room by this method, it was kinda funny lookin for a while]

11/24/2009 8:09:41 PM

ok ok... you drive a hard bargain. I'll shit on your floor for only $5

11/24/2009 8:11:39 PM

small issues. dip at each end of the kitchen, i'd say a total of about 1" at each end. I've heard the backerboard stuff, but still, if the floor isn't level, that shit ain't gonna sit level, either.

11/24/2009 8:14:26 PM

nah, you are gonna need more than that, is it straight across on each end or kinda like a bowl shaped dip, and how big across?

11/24/2009 8:15:35 PM

middle is kinda raised up (at the proper level)....each end is down from that probably 1"-1.5".

11/24/2009 8:17:23 PM

how much do you want for a big pile of Don Beebe shit on your floor? I'm pretty flexible.

11/24/2009 8:18:39 PM

GTFO, child

11/24/2009 8:19:10 PM

oh by the way the floor is designed that way for drainage issues probably.

I'm staying!

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 8:20 PM. Reason : .]

11/24/2009 8:19:42 PM

sucks, but it sounds like you need to rip up the subfloor, in your case, i would mark a level line on the joists, cut off the high spots with a circular saw, then sister up a 2x6 at least 2' past each end of the cut, its the only way to avoid taking up the base cabinets to raise the whole floor level

11/24/2009 8:20:17 PM

wait...n/m.l

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 8:22 PM. Reason : ]

11/24/2009 8:21:32 PM

he's saying its high in the middle which is weird, unless it has a pier there

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 8:22 PM. Reason : ^ i read it, you can't take away that brain fart]

11/24/2009 8:22:20 PM

it's supposed to be that way for drainage in case the hot water heater bursts

11/24/2009 8:22:58 PM

or i bust a nut on your mom's face

11/24/2009 8:23:25 PM

or in case you drop an ice cube and it melts.. the water needs somewhere to drain to.

edit: or the semen

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 8:25 PM. Reason : .]

11/24/2009 8:25:06 PM

what's option 2 after ripping up subfloor?

or, in this case, option 1.

a floor leveler wouldn't work?

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 8:27 PM. Reason : asfsdf]

11/24/2009 8:26:41 PM

or your dumbass roomate puts dish soap in the dishwasher and you end up with three foot deep suds in the kitchen

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 8:27 PM. Reason : ^ hang on, i will draw a paint sketch for you]

11/24/2009 8:27:00 PM

lol

11/24/2009 8:28:36 PM

well first of all you should check to see if the hot water heater is leaking.. if so you got big problems that can cause irreparable damage.

11/24/2009 8:28:46 PM

my friend owns his own business and does flooring (professional).

send me a message if you would like me to contact him for you.

11/24/2009 8:29:03 PM

smath you stupid asshole, he needs to check the hot water heater. Quit stealing my clients.

11/24/2009 8:31:26 PM

its exagerated, but the black is your current floor joists from what i gather

after you take up the subfloor, you need to find the lowest point, then make a level line along all the joists from that

then cut along the red line like in the picture

add the green 2x6's level or slightly above your cut if it's kind a crooked with plenty of 3" screws (blue)



[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 8:34 PM. Reason : pic]

11/24/2009 8:33:54 PM

hmm.. all that doesn't really seem necessary, but it is noted. thxu.

11/24/2009 8:36:11 PM

it all depends, if it a a short section thats warped <8' and its only and 1 1/2" that needs to be cut off, and its a 2x8 or better yet 2x10 joist, then you don't really need to worry about bracing it after you trim it, but you do run the risk of the floor flexing and the tile or grout cracking

11/24/2009 8:38:41 PM

why wouldn't the leveler work for us?

11/24/2009 8:39:17 PM

take some pics of the kitchen and the crawl space from underneath and post them up, i can probably come up with a simpler and cheaper solution

[Edited on November 24, 2009 at 8:41 PM. Reason : it's not good for more than about .25-.5 inches in small areas, not a huge area, it will crack up]

11/24/2009 8:40:18 PM

has the water heater been checked for leaks? That's extremely important and relevant.

11/24/2009 8:41:54 PM

right on. taking a pic of the kitchen will be easy, but the entry to the crawlspace is at the opposite end. i'll see what i can do, sir.

11/24/2009 8:43:18 PM

the water heater, come on William Joel. Tell me if the water heater has exploded.

11/24/2009 8:44:39 PM

actually, it has imploded.

11/24/2009 8:45:00 PM

good luck with that

11/24/2009 8:49:02 PM

haven't you seen the mythbuster's episode where they blew a water heater through a two story house and 500 feet into the air like a rocket?

11/24/2009 8:49:31 PM

hahaha no

11/24/2009 8:53:23 PM

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-water-heater-evolution-high-speed.html

they filled it with water, capped all the connections and the relief valve, and bypassed the thermostat and just let it keep heating

[Edited on November 25, 2009 at 7:42 AM. Reason : always wanted to try that]

11/25/2009 7:40:58 AM