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1. [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 12:47:47 -0500; I'm renovating a basement and need to put down a finish floor. The concrete is 90 years old and very uneven. Other than 1000 gallons of self-levelling goop, I'm at a loss as to how to accomplish this; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00040.html (6,749 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: pethier@comcast.net; Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 18:44:55 +0000 (UTC); You have perfectly described the original-garage portion of my car shop. I don't know what to do, either. Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack" 2004; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00041.html (9,194 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:48:31 -0500; I agonized over this exact same problem about 5 years ago when we decided to redo our basement. We ended up haring some people to apply a thin layer of cement in all the low spots. We were not even t; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00042.html (9,614 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: Pat Horne <pat@hornesystemstx.com>; Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:42:44 -0600; The normal method is to add what are called sleepers under the new floor. Sleepers are treated 2x? material that sits on edge on the floor with the top level and the bottom scribed to match the floo; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00044.html (9,747 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 09:20:38 -0500; wrote: is THere's too much stuff down there to tell if it pitches overall, but the localized differences (holes and humps, mountains and valleys) are no more than 3". The high spots are too wide. Thi; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00045.html (8,516 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:29:14 -0500; Put some numbers on that. How big are the differences, is it pitched from side to side (or center to sides), does it have big uneven bumps and holes, or what? If it's flatish, and just not level, you; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00047.html (8,372 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:45:02 -0500; It's probably not the answer you want, but I'd empty the basement and do it 'right'. Grand down (or break up) the high spots and use self-leveler to do the rest. That sounds like something that could; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00048.html (8,643 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 09:45:09 -0500; 'right'. Grand down (or break up) the high spots and use self-leveler to do the rest. That sounds like something that could very quickly turn bad if you don't bite the bullet and do it right the firs; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00049.html (8,878 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: eric@megageek.com; Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 10:13:09 -0500; I'm with Scott. I was cleaning up an attic over one of my garages and I tried the "not removing everything" method. I think I moved each item at least 3 times, plus, I didn't get it as perfectly orga; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00050.html (8,627 bytes)
10. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:14:16 -0600; There are a variety of products available for floor levelling, some are structural and some are not. For calculation purposes, if the amplitude of mountains in your floor is approximately 3", then th; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00051.html (9,238 bytes)
11. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 15:21:01 -0500; I think you need to figure out why the topcoat is failing. Poor choice of material or mixture, or poor workmanship is one thing. Failure because there's water movement or something like that is somet; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00052.html (8,430 bytes)
12. [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement? (score: 1): Author: jamesf at groupwbench.org (Jim Franklin); Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:35:02 -0400; is goop, I ended up laying and shimming 2' on center PT 2x4s and covering with Advantek. It worked for the most part, and will be fine with any resilient flooring. I did end up needing to raise one p; /html/shop-talk/2011-08/msg00252.html (8,234 bytes)

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