Slanted bedroom floor

[meso100]

Hi

Is there anything I can do with my main bedroom floor?

From left to right its circa 6 inches out across the width of the bedroom (estimate).

If I rip up all the floor boards could I just put more wood onto the joists to make them higher so the floor boards run level?

Any advice appreciated. Also is this going to be expensive?

Info:

2 bedroom semi detached
There is a studded wall separating the bedroom and hall.

 

[kevindgas]

you could always cut a bit of the bed legs to compensate

don't see why you shouldn't add a tapered strip onto top of each joist so long as it isn't going to prevent a door opening etc

 

[meso100]

you could always cut a bit of the bed legs to compensate

don't see why you shouldn't add a tapered strip onto top of each joist so long as it isn't going to prevent a door opening etc

The thought had crossed my mind lol

What would have caused this? Does it have to be that the joists have slipped? Its a similar situation with the bloody roof.

Im not great at DIY mate, or terminology, what is a tapered edge?

There will be a door opening up into the room and thats what im worried about. I dont want there to be a step anywhere near the door...god i am so lost with this. To top it off a floor board snapped yesterday and my brother put his fut through the ceiling!!!

Should I just leave the room slanting or sort it out, I dont want it to cost an arm and a leg

 

[^woody^]

Use furring strips fixed to the top of the joists

You'll have to put some noggins in at the 6" end

 

[kevindgas]

in old houses this is quite common but you say a stud wall between bedroom and hall
so is this an old house with a divide of a larger room or is it a more modern house?

EXample: taper = a 2" x 2" cut diagonally would end up as two pieces each with one end 2"x2" and other 2" x 0" thus creating a slope

to get the right taper you need to work out length you need and difference in height (use a level and measure from floor to bottom of your level = height)

 

[big-all]

things to consider when leveling floors

the floor will rise requiring repositioning of the skirting

it may also affect the sockets and the doors specificly if you have a 6ft6" door and you loose 6" you have a 6x6" door minus 6" and minus nearing 1" for the door stop so a hazard if your more than 5ft10"

your dado rails may need moving to look right
your windows may need replacing with toughend glass if they are within 900mm

 

[noseall]

From left to right its circa 6 inches out across the width of the bedroom (estimate).

6", Crikey!