How to Level a Concrete Floor | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to resurface an uneven concrete slab. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for Leveling a Concrete Floor:
- 2x4s [amzn.to/2PSmBOu], for use as leveling rails
- shims [amzn.to/300o4qG]
- construction adhesive [amzn.to/2vNl0Ar]
- masonry nails [amzn.to/2vPDPms]
- leveling compound [amzn.to/2VTTgbU]

Tools for Leveling a Concrete Floor:
- 4- or 6-foot level [amzn.to/2HaSoaU], used to level the rails
- circular saw [amzn.to/2DZYk4j]
- caulk gun [amzn.to/2Wxkna1]
- scribing tool [amzn.to/2JrdJOC], used to mark cut lines onto the rails
- hammer-drill [amzn.to/30bKaXc] with masonry bit [amzn.to/2JeeZ8H]
- hammer [amzn.to/2Hbg6Ui]
- drill/driver [amzn.to/302tbH0] and mixing paddle [amzn.to/2LtYmYj]
- 6-inch-wide board, used as a screed [amzn.to/2HbJ6eJ]
- flat trowel [amzn.to/309SoPO], for smoothing leveling compound

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