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How to Level a Concrete Floor | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to resurface an uneven concrete slab. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for Leveling a Concrete Floor:
– 2x4s [https://amzn.to/2PSmBOu], for use as leveling rails
– shims [https://amzn.to/300o4qG]
– construction adhesive [https://amzn.to/2vNl0Ar]
– masonry nails [https://amzn.to/2vPDPms]
– leveling compound [https://amzn.to/2VTTgbU]

Tools for Leveling a Concrete Floor:
– 4- or 6-foot level [https://amzn.to/2HaSoaU], used to level the rails
– circular saw [https://amzn.to/2DZYk4j]
– caulk gun [https://amzn.to/2Wxkna1]
– scribing tool [https://amzn.to/2JrdJOC], used to mark cut lines onto the rails
– hammer-drill [https://amzn.to/30bKaXc] with masonry bit [https://amzn.to/2JeeZ8H]
– hammer [https://amzn.to/2Hbg6Ui]
– drill/driver [https://amzn.to/302tbH0] and mixing paddle [https://amzn.to/2LtYmYj]
– 6-inch-wide board, used as a screed [https://amzn.to/2HbJ6eJ]
– flat trowel [https://amzn.to/309SoPO], for smoothing leveling compound

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  • Maybe this is a dumb question but wouldn't a self leveling compound achieve the same result without mounting rails?

    Edit: A word.

  • If I had to guess, this method was formed after somewhere between 9 - 11 pints the night before in the local.... Credit for going through with it though, you'll see the error of your ways when you sober up.... If you sober up

  • Seems like they should’ve removed the cabinets and did the whole area?

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