Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    nahrey2's Avatar
    nahrey2 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    May 24, 2007, 09:02 PM
    Raising concrete floor
    Hello,
    I need to have the concrete floor in a room 16'x23' raised one inch so it can be even with the floor in an adjacent room. Is there a way of doing that short of busting the whole floor and pouring a new concrete at the correct level.
    Thanks,
    N. Nahrey2
    Clough's Avatar
    Clough Posts: 26,677, Reputation: 1649
    Uber Member
    		  
    #2

    May 24, 2007, 10:07 PM
    You could try getting some floor jacks by either buying or renting them. Dig places underneath around the edges that you can with enough room to accommodate the floor jacks. Put pieces of 2 x 4's or 4 x 6's underneath each floor jack so that the jacks don't sink into the ground. Gradually add rocks and small stones to fill up the space so that the floor will eventually be at the desired level.

    I and a friend leveled a very large section of a driveway last summer that way.
    Kstar4u's Avatar
    Kstar4u Posts: 255, Reputation: 22
    Full Member
    		  
    #3

    May 25, 2007, 05:49 PM
    You might consider laying down a 1" tongue and groove plywood subfloor on top of the existing concrete.
    Clough's Avatar
    Clough Posts: 26,677, Reputation: 1649
    Uber Member
    		  
    #4

    May 25, 2007, 06:32 PM
    Good point above. I hadn't thought of that. Would prevent there being a lot of heavy work if the floor is going to stay at the level that it is at. It would help to know where the original poster lives so that it can be reasoned that the ground under the concrete is not going to be likely to move anymore. Around where I live, which is along the Mississippi River in the upper Midwest, the ground is always shifting.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Preparation for concrete floor [ 3 Answers ]

We're having a garage built and the contractor is getting ready to pour the floor. Is it necessary to lay gravel before pouring the concrete is using rhebarb?

Concrete floor resurfacing [ 2 Answers ]

I have a two car garage with 1 inch cracks where the floor has settled around 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.I heard of a liquid you can pour that is self leveling. Just pour and go. Thanks robert

Floor Tile, Concrete floor is sealed. [ 1 Answers ]

I want to replace carpet with tile on concrete floor but concrete is sealed with some coating. Do I have to prime this or remove sealant?

Raising a shower off a cement floor [ 1 Answers ]

My home has provisions for a bathroom roughed into the cement basement floor. There is a toilet flange and two drain pipes, one for a sink and another for a shower. The drainpipe for the shower sticks up through the floor approximately three inches. The center of the drainpipe is 20 inches away...

Raising a floor drain in concrete floor [ 2 Answers ]

I have an old concrete floor with a newer pvc type drain. The floor slopes about 1.5" over 2' around the drain so I would like to raise the drain in order to level the floor to install ceramic tiles. I'm still going to ensure the floor slopes toward the drain just enough. I figure I need to...

View more questions Search