[Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement?

[pethier at comcast.net]

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
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----- Original Message -----

> From: "Jim Franklin" <jamesf at groupwbench.org>
> To: "shop-talk List" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 6, 2010 11:47:47 AM
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Flooring for uneven basement?
> 
> 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 other than making a 2 sq ft
> grid
> and shimming each joint. 2 problems with this- I can't lose more than
> 3" of
> height, and the entire basement would need to be cleared to do this,
> and
> there's many cubic yards of stuff down there that has nowhere to go.
> 
> thanks,
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