How To Level Your Bathroom Floor

Place your level in several different spots as you did before to get a more accurate reading of the floor s overall slope.

How to level your bathroom floor.

If the uneven floor is due to floor joists that have warped or twisted over time or were incorrectly installed the only way to level the floor is to remove the subflooring and shim the joists. We pour leveling cement on the uneven sub floor before setting ceramic tile. Lay a long level downhill on the floor with one end of the level on the level part of the floor and the other end at the lowest point. This concrete basement floor was severely out of level and needed tapco.

Check the level again. Raise the lower end of the level until the bubble is centered then measure the distance from the bottom of the level to the floor to find the depth of the dip. Mixing this self leveler with the right water ratio is critical. The level shouldn t be off by more than 3 16 inch 0 48 cm any minor deviations you happen to discover shouldn t impact the stability of the finished floor.

A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too. Watch our step by step video showing how to level a wooden floor with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence. In this second video we show how to self level a bathroom floor using laticrete s nxt. Big boys play with pails of mud inside.

How to level a floor before installing vinyl floor tiles. It doesn t get any better. On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor.