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four inch slant on hall ?

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  • 12-08-2008 10:43pm
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    DJKAV
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    Need advice from the front door to the bottom of the stairs my floor is off by 4 inches what is the best self leveling compound to get or would concrete be the best ....do i need to dig it all up ? start again i`m getting a nee front door should i wait till door arrives or have it done before ?

    thanks ..


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    gsxr1
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    DJKAV wrote: »
    Need advice from the front door to the bottom of the stairs my floor is off by 4 inches what is the best self leveling compound to get or would concrete be the best ....do i need to dig it all up ? start again i`m getting a nee front door should i wait till door arrives or have it done before ?

    thanks ..

    Concrete is you only option in afraid. Leveling compounds are good for 4mm depth. Any deeper and it will crack over the next few months. Get it sorted before your new door arrives . Ensure you are not going to be cutting 4 inchs of the height of the new door .

    finish the floor off after concrete with a two part latex leveling compound.


    4" is mad out. It maybe worth while paying a trades man to do it some sat morn. someone who has lots of experience in pouring.


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    tradesman
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    DJKAV wrote: »
    Need advice from the front door to the bottom of the stairs my floor is off by 4 inches what is the best self leveling compound to get or would concrete be the best ....do i need to dig it all up ? start again i`m getting a nee front door should i wait till door arrives or have it done before ?

    thanks ..

    A person would need to see this floor before giving advice. 4 " is an awful lot to be out. Is the floor sloping towards the door or towards the staircase? I have often had to lay a couple of tiles on top of each other in the low section to bring the floor to level and then fill in the middle with tiles and then mix some floor tiling adhesive and use this as a screed to level the floor. Floor tile adhesive is a much stronger leveller when the levels are so bad. Levelling compound is really only for 3-4 mm and to give a smooth floor for laying lino etc onto. As i say, hard to advise without seeing it.


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    The Hill Billy
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    tradesman wrote: »
    A person would need to see this floor before giving advice. 4 " is an awful lot to be out.

    tradesman is dead right.

    Even a 4cm difference would be exceptional in what I presume is quite a short space in your hallway. Get a professional to look at this for you.


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    gsxr1
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    tradesman wrote: »
    A person would need to see this floor before giving advice. 4 " is an awful lot to be out. Is the floor sloping towards the door or towards the staircase? I have often had to lay a couple of tiles on top of each other in the low section to bring the floor to level and then fill in the middle with tiles and then mix some floor tiling adhesive and use this as a screed to level the floor. Floor tile adhesive is a much stronger leveller when the levels are so bad. Levelling compound is really only for 3-4 mm and to give a smooth floor for laying lino etc onto. As i say, hard to advise without seeing it.

    good sugestion with the tiles . adhesive is expensive though.

    I think if it was my job to fix this I would have a big kango at the ready and start again.


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    blindman
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    4 inches is a lot. is your house leaning over? Is your level accurate?


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    DJKAV
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    4 inch from the step in the hall to the front door which is 12 feet away it`s a cottage over 100 years old ..


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    DJKAV
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    i`ll post picture soon just so ye can have a see for yourselves...


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