So this room is falling into the abyss. The back left corner of this room has shifted about 4 inches down. It was built on top of an existing deck, and with the water erosion and decking, the addition did not hold up. Demolition of the addition is the best solution, but this probably won't happen for years. So, to make the room usable we are going to level the floor by ripping some 2x4s at the angle of the slope. We removed the carpet, carpet tacs, and as much of the adhered carpet underpad that we could.The plan is to lay string that is level and in 12 inch intervals along floor. We will put 2x4s alongside the string, use a chalk line to mark the angle, and rip the 2x4s using a jigsaw and a planer to smooth things down. We'll screw the 2x4s into the subfloor using recessed screws.
Home depot will cut the sanded plywood for us for free, which is great cause we don't have a table saw. We'll do rips of 12 inches and alternate them perpendicular to the 2x4s that fix the slope.
Stay tuned...
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