Raising Garage Floor To Match House Floor

How to raise garage floor for living space.

Raising garage floor to match house floor.

Add windows and doors before raising the floor keeping the new floor level in mind. Joined sep 21 2006 1 posts. Discussion starter 1 sep 21 2006. Sunken living rooms were a popular feature in homes of earlier decades.

Raising garage floor to match house floor. I will have enough head room after i raise. By using a permanent concrete overlay consisting of self leveling compound you can create a solid concrete surface that s inches above the original. In 2011 this design is not common and people who have older homes with uneven floor heights often choose to raise the floor height to match the surrounding rooms.

Garage studs are usually 5 by 10 cm 2 by 4 inch boards. You may need to add furring strips to get the proper amount of insulation into the exterior walls. Hello i applied for a permit as home owner to add a garage to 1st floor but did not specify on how im gonna raise the garage floor. The basic floor structure defined raises the garage floor level to match an 8 inch step from the residence floor elevation using 1 inch by 5 inch floor joists.

We are looking for feedback on converting part of our garage into a mud laundry room. Jump to latest follow 1 3 of 3 posts. Unfortunately your garage floor may not be level with the floor of your household creating a possible tripping hazard. Raising a garage floor using a high density polyurethane foam.

This will leave you sufficient margin for the final floor tiles or other flooring that you propose for your new living space. Good thing is that i got it approved. The procedure can be adapted to any requirement by adapting the joist material size. Normally garage floors are about 8 inches below the general house level.

This height can be easily made up with a layer of insulation and some concrete screed.