Hello all. Forgive me, I also posted this in General Discussion but thought it would be better answered here. I am brand new to this forum, and I am an absolute home improvement junkie. That said, I am interested in putting a floating wood floor in my basement. The problem is that in the middle of the room, there is a drain that I assume leads out to the cesspool (maybe not?). The floor starts sloping toward the drain at about 3 feet from the center of the drain. I was wondering the best way to level the floor before putting down the padding for the floor. Since I don’t need the drain, I was thinking of putting down a self-levelling compound and letting it fill the drain, but I’m a little concerned, not knowing anything about basement drains. I have also heard about using vapor paper, cut in progressively larger circles to fill in the space until it is level, and then putting the floor on top. Are either of these advisable, or is there a better option? Thanks…
Steve C.
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