How to fix unlevel floors?

[TridenT]

Any ideas? I'm starting to think unlevel floors might actually make it impossible to have furniture that I want to get sit flush against the ground. I tried to think of some ideas, but I really don't know of anything that would be effective and on the cheaper side. :/

So, I decided to ask here because maybe someone knows of a simple, effective, and affordable solution. The floor isn't just unlevel like it is higher on one side than the other but also has a large bump.

 

[thedarkwolf]

put a match book under it

 

[Howard]

Cover your floor with bags of sugar.

 

[Locut0s]

Unless you own the place you can't do anything to the floors themselves so shims are probably your only bet.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Ignore or dismiss every comment in a thread about leveling floors.

To such an end, i'll help:

It depends on the kind of floor. Is it wood, tile, cement or carpet?

 

[pcgeek11]

If the foundation is sinking you will need professional help:

Ram Jack, but it isn't cheap.

http://www.ramjack.com/

 

[LookBehindYou]

Fart bags and risotto.

 

[irishScott]

Cover your floor with bags of fruit loops.

Fixed.

 

[Spacehead]

What are you in?
Single story/2 story house?
Apartment?
Other?

Is one room unlevel or the whole thing?

Type of floors?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Put felt furniture pads on the appropriate feet of the furniture to level it.

 

[waffleironhead]

saw the feet of the furniture

 

[janas19]

Ignore or dismiss every comment in a thread about leveling floors.

To such an end, i'll help:

It depends on the kind of floor. Is it wood, tile, cement or carpet?

Wood, tile, cement or carpet, OP?

 

[mattpegher]

If you are just irritated by the furniture level, they sell adhesive felt pads, that you can cut and stick on the high feet.

If you really want a level floor, as said above it depends on type of floor and whether you own the property.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Been through this. We pulled up the carpet in our living rooms and I went to put hard woods in and found the the floor wasn't level (Concrete). It had bumps and dips in it. Being 70 years old, I know it won't be perfect, especially since N. Texas is horrible for foundations. I bought a bag of leveling cement and a true and straight 2x4 from home depot and leveled it myself. The hardest part is just moving all of the furniture.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Been through this. We pulled up the carpet in our living rooms and I went to put hard woods in and found the the floor wasn't level (Concrete). It had bumps and dips in it. Being 70 years old, I know it won't be perfect, especially since N. Texas is horrible for foundations. I bought a bag of leveling cement and a true and straight 2x4 from home depot and leveled it myself. The hardest part is just moving all of the furniture.

Too bad he's renting.

 

[edro]

Also remember that level and flat are 2 different things.
You just need a flat floor. A perfectly level and flat floor is very rare.

 

[Saint Nick]

Burn down your apartment building

 

[Locut0s]

Burn down your apartment building

It's the only way to be sure.

 

[Jaepheth]

Flood the room with an inch or two of epoxy and let gravity do the rest.

 

[Locut0s]

Flood the room with an inch or two of epoxy and let gravity do the rest.

How would you open the doors after?

 

[Saint Nick]

How would you open the doors after?

Burn them down

 

[Locut0s]

Burn them down

Silly me, of course!

 

[janas19]

Flood the room with an inch or two of epoxy and let gravity do the rest.

Customer to Home Depot associate: "I need to buy epoxy."

Associate: "Sure. How much do you need."

Customer: "I need to make an epoxy flood... AnandTech recommended it."

Associate, *confused look* "Who is AnandTech?"

Customer: "Quit asking so many damn questions. I need your biggest bag of epoxy, ASAP!!!"

 

[natto fire]

Might get pricey

 

[zinfamous]

Flood the room with an inch or two of epoxy and let gravity do the rest.

quite brilliant, I must say.

:thumbsup: