January 31, 2011

Floor Leveling: Day 2

Today we started leveling in earnest. First thing in the morning, we completed removing floor boards and then started setting the string lines. This was quite tedious as one has to establish the high point and then set a string over each joist relative to that point. It took us a while to get it correct, but once we had it, we were able to start cutting the strips of wood used to level each joist.
In the morning - realizing how much work is ahead of us
Setting the string levels
The water level hanging from a string
Cutting one of the leveling strips

An installed wood strip between the joist and the string

A series of leveled joists
Bedroom ready for plywood
Fastening the plywood to the leveled joists in the bedroom area