Leveling a Sloping Bedroom Floor

In this video I show how I leveled a sloping bedroom floor that sloped down in the back corner by 3.25" over a 10 foot span (about 8cm over 3m). Based on a letter that I found in the house from a former homeowner, I know that the corner had been sunken down for at least 50 years. I had the foundation stabilized with helical piers and they were able to lift up that corner by a small amount. That gives me peace of mind that the corner will not continue so sink. Then, on the second floor, I leveled the floor by sistering in new joists that were level and then putting in a new plywood subfloor to meet up with the old subfloor.

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[marcobucci]

A great example of a caring dad helping his daughter. I have a daughter too (she's 3), and I hope to one day work on projects like this with her :)

[joshinils]

I watched the whole series of essential craftsman build their spec home, so yes, i do enjoy this kind of content

[stroys]

As a dad that has done a lot of renovation for my daughter’s 1870 build house, I appreciate your effort and attention to detail. One thing I would recommend on flooring is construction adhesive. Screwed and glued!

[pouet]

Yes! Rea woodworking for the house is the real thing! Thank you for thos video!

[nicoleolena]

Helpful video! Also that is very nice of you to help your daughter with the reno. She is lucky to have you as a dad!

[Mark-]

I would've glued the new joist to the old and glued the plywood floor to the top of the joists. Helps keep it tight, and future squeaks eliminated.

[demmertp]

I think it is always instructive to see any type of home repair. Never know what will go wrong with my house and I may need fix it myself, so watching you do the work will potentially be a big help.

[ChimobiHD]

Just came across this video based on a search and it has a lot of good information, thanks!

[forbiddenfilmz]

This is what “I see what your saying” turns into. Shouts out to you!!

[richs]

Another vote for both kinds of videos. I enjoy both kinds.

[richardwilliams]

Nice video. I used a nail puller to remove the nails from my master bedroom floor when I replaced it with French pine. This enabled me to reuse the T&G to board a large section of my loft and avoid wasting perfectly good timber.

[riotgear]

Haven't seen your other content, but love this renovation work content. More of this please. Very useful to a lot of folks in similar situations.

[kensheets]

Looks good, although I would have staggered joints using tongue and groove, 24" centers is a long distance to span and not have support in between sheets. Also putting a bead of liquid nails on top of each joist is a good idea to eliminate any possible squeaking.
Just my 2 cents.

[davidpotter]

I always like any kind of Renovation videos God-bless you and your family Amen and Aloha

[Machi]

Great repair. Just as long as the basement and first floor is level. Thanks for sharing

[DJust_Me]

Great video, well done, my respect to you. I also used liquid nail between the joists and the subfloor, makes it more solid. You can jump and jump, and it won't move or make sound.

[jeffthewhiff]

Mr. McCrory, I was very impressed by the quality of work that you do and what directed me to this video is that I have been doing some remodeling in my home of my laundry room floor. I live in an older house as well and have removed some of the original joists because they were "twisted". After having worked on this project on and off, I decided to get some quotes to have a contractor complete the project. I sure would get a quote from you if you lived near me.

[jkrug]

My wife and I enjoyed this video and look forward to following along with your progress.

[curtis]

Yes, I would love to see more of this type of video

[CraigShawcross]

Recently bought a house built in 1890 and the second floor has sloping floors. This is a brilliant solution, thanks so much for sharing.