Garage Floor Slope............

[wiedemab]

OK - I'm hoping that the group can talk me back from the ledge instead of push me over.

I've been traveling for work almost every week. During this time, I'm having my garage built. I had discussed (and really wanted) a nearly level floor with a drain that I could squeegie the water to.

Well, I finally got around to uncovering the floor to look at it today and realized that they put about 3.5" of slope across the 30ft bldg. (about 1% or 1/8" per ft).

I know this is standard practice, but it isn't what I wanted. I keep thinking about the fact that a 10ft shelf is going to be an inch out of level.............

So - - -PLEASE tell me I'm overreacting and that in reality it won't be a big deal! I'm really considering having it busted out and re-poured, but that will be hard to swallow financially.

I really hate not being around when stuff gets done.

[GregWeld]

My building is 30' X 48' and the floor is PERFECTLY FLAT. I asked for it to be that way.

All you have to do is to allow for your slope when building shelving or benches - or doing anything which requires you to pull a measurement off the floor...

It'd be a lot cheaper for you to just invest in a self leveling rotary level. It's a good tool to have anyway.


Something like this:


http://www.amazon.com/Johnson-Level-...r+level+rotary

[wiedemab]

Thanks Greg.... Mine will be 30X44' and I also wanted it flat. I'm not sure what happened. I'll talk to my contractor tomorrow.

I don't want my toolboxes to not sit level and I have some metal pallet racks that I'll have to shim to be level. I know they can compensate for it when they install my lift, but............ I'm just struggling with the fact that it isn't what I wanted.

I can always level my frame table when working on a project too. It isn't the end of the world, but just not what I freakin' wanted! I know if I had been around when they were pouring it, I would have checked to make sure they were going to pour it level.

OK - rant over.

So probably not worth busting the floor up over, I guess.

[WSSix]

Possibly not worth breaking the floor up and redoing, but if you had this in writing and the contractor didn't follow it, I don't think you should have to pay for the full cost of the work. I'd be upset too.

[intocarss]

If I paid for something to be a certain way and it wasn't... I'd have them replace it at thier cost! It would suck to have to live with something that is just going to piss you off everytime you look at it JMOHO

[wiedemab]

I need to go back through the contract. I don't recall that it specified it in the wording is the problem..........