Hi
I’m a newbie and this topic’s been sort of addressed but still not sure if I should go ahead. My floor slopes drastically, from one side of the room to the other it’s about four inches drop, room is about 10 ft wide. There’s a distinct slope from the dividing wall from next door house and it levels out a bit at the wall which divides the bedroom and lounge. Kind of a bow shape from one dividing wall to the other. Survey said this is due to subsidence over time but no recent movement, no cracking in walls etc. It’s a top floor flat in a Victorian terrace.
Am amateur DIYer, mostly decorating but done basic carpentry. I want to put down new wood floor anyway so thought I might as well fix the slope. Am I naïve in thinking this is a laborious, methodical but straightforward task to fix the slope? Once the old floor is up carefully measure, bring the joists up to level height and relay the floor, make necessary adjustments to skirting, door frames and doors?
Assuming no unexpected lurgies under the floor, any other pitfalls, things to watch out for? Any other DIYer’s out there done this and lived to tell?
Also what kind of timber should I use for fixing to joists?
Any help appreciated
I’m a newbie and this topic’s been sort of addressed but still not sure if I should go ahead. My floor slopes drastically, from one side of the room to the other it’s about four inches drop, room is about 10 ft wide. There’s a distinct slope from the dividing wall from next door house and it levels out a bit at the wall which divides the bedroom and lounge. Kind of a bow shape from one dividing wall to the other. Survey said this is due to subsidence over time but no recent movement, no cracking in walls etc. It’s a top floor flat in a Victorian terrace.
Am amateur DIYer, mostly decorating but done basic carpentry. I want to put down new wood floor anyway so thought I might as well fix the slope. Am I naïve in thinking this is a laborious, methodical but straightforward task to fix the slope? Once the old floor is up carefully measure, bring the joists up to level height and relay the floor, make necessary adjustments to skirting, door frames and doors?
Assuming no unexpected lurgies under the floor, any other pitfalls, things to watch out for? Any other DIYer’s out there done this and lived to tell?
Also what kind of timber should I use for fixing to joists?
Any help appreciated