I am in the planning stage of building a work bench in my basement, but the only problem I have is that the floor is uneven. The entire basement floor has a slope going down towards the center and I am unsure how to tackle this problem. The bench will be located against the wall with a working area of 30"x72" and be entirely made up of six 4x4s as posts, 2x6s for framing, a double layer or 3/4" MDF or Plywood on top, and lag bolts for the 4x4s. So far my only idea is to use a miter saw to angle the bottom of the posts to get them as level and as flat aspossible, recess the lag bolts facing the wall, then bolt the framing to the wall with concrete anchors. Even if the posts are not perfectly straight I can always make sure the framing for the top is.
I have also considered using brackets to bolt the posts to the floor, do the make any that allow you to level them?
How about using some self leveling concrete to make platforms for the posts? To be as sturdy as possible I will have to make a holes for them in the floor correct?
My guess is the slant is maybe 5-10 degrees just by looking but I am not sure.
Any ideas?
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