Raising The Floor In A Garage
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Raising the floor in a garage. If there is a dampness problem tackle this first with poly or other liners. When converting a garage space into a living area installing a framed wood floor offers an opportunity to add insulation from the cold concrete slab access for electrical circuits to any interior walls being planned and effectively provides a level floor platform over a standard garage floor that can be sloped 4 to 5 inches from front to back. Unfortunately your garage floor may not be level with the floor of your household creating a possible tripping hazard. Normally garage floors are about 8 inches below the general house level.
Quick tutorial on raising floor in a bathroom or any part of the house for that matter. My plan is to sit joists on a dpm probably unecessary but better safe than sorry on the garage floor then cover them with plywood. You can correct this issue by raising the garage floor to meet your house. By using a permanent concrete overlay consisting of self leveling compound you can create a solid concrete surface that s inches above the original.
Garage floors are normally of almost the same level as driveways and there is every chance the dampness from surrounding areas could get into your garage. The garage floor is 155mm below that of the connecting hallway.