Construction Performance Guidelines
Article Number
Condition
FINISHED FLOOR ABOVE GRADE IS OUT OF LEVEL
Acceptable Performance/Condition
Within a room, the floor surface shall be reasonably level. Where a floor surface is sloped, a maximum tolerance ratio of 25 mm in 3600mm applies, when measured between the opposite walls or defined limits of the room or area.
Warranty
One-Year - Work and Materials.
Minor slope variance caused by normal shrinkage of materials due to drying after construction is excluded from the statutory warranty.
Action
Floors in rooms sloped greater than the acceptable performance shall be repaired.
Remarks
This item refers to the entire floor surface in rooms. (For visible ridges or depressions in floor see item 12.2 “Finished Floor is Uneven”). Floors are framed taking into account minor sloped variations caused by required camber in the long-spanned joists supporting the floors. This condition is normal. In open concept rooms or areas, it is not always possible to measure to an opposite wall in the room or space. In this instance, the measurement should be taken to the edge of the visually defined space.
For uneven areas in floors see section 12.2 “Finished Floor is Uneven”.
Notes
This Article, as revised, applies to all conciliations after January 1, 2019.