Hump In Concrete Basement Floor

Our concrete floor has a hump in the middle what would be the best way to remove it.

Hump in concrete basement floor.

I m pretty sure this isn t going to be a diy job but i m still posting here because i want to get a better understanding of the situation and to get a good feel about how freaked out i should be right now foundation things scare me. Some causes have easy fixes such as replacing certain parts of the flooring. A wood floor joist will deflect or sag near the center of the joist under the weight. If you notice humps bumps ridges or bulges in your basement floor these could be signs of serious damage beneath the surface.

Werkmaster concrete grinders and scabbler tooling quickly remove high spots from concrete floors reducing the amount of self leveling compound required to re. But this direct installation will result in a floor that s cold underfoot. Details on the hump. Floor leveler is more pot hole type i think.

I think ill grind out and chip with hammer vs floor leveler. If the flooring is linoleum. Giant hump with crack on concrete basement floor. When a floor joist or joists are too long and extend past the center beam they can cause a hump in the floor.

So tear the entire slab up and re level and compact the base with sand and cast a 4 or 6 inch slab with 1 2 inch bars at 12 inch centers both ways and put a light mesh i 2 inch from the top of the slab. Installing new flooring and there is a very noticeable hump in the concrete. If your concrete floor slab has a hump it could be that there is heave and the slab is not reinforced. The cause of the damage can vary based on the type of basement you have and what floor material you use.

The hump is about an 1 1 2 taller than the rest of the floor sort of cantaloupe size in circumference. I imagine the only solution is to hammer it down below level with a handheld jack hammer or air hammer and then fill it in flat with some type of portland cement. Preston s feb 28 17 at 21 48. First and foremost i apologize for the long post.

502 views answer requested by. If the hump in the floor feels spongy or gives underfoot when you walk on it the most likely cause of the problem is underlayment that has come loose from the subfloor. It can be felt underneath the laminate and causing the laminate to rise and bounce nearby. In middle of basement i have a 1 8 to max 3 16 variance with level floor running inline for 12.