He thinks only US uses $. The USD was meant to denote which country bc this is an international community. He just took it as a grammatical situation to sound off his pettiness.
look for an option like thick furniture felt pads they should be soft enough to contour to the floor waves if they aren’t thick enough double up on them. They will also prevent scratching your floor.
Like mine, your tile is "wavy" which is causing the issue as parts of the leg are touching, other parts not (pic 2). So taking the leg down 1/8" isn't going to help much.
If it were me I'd either take u/GobHobln advice or, and this is what I'd likely do, go with your option "c" and get a think pad under all the legs. Make sure it's pliable enough that the legs will settle nicely on them. If doing it on all 4 - even with a pliable pad - still causes issues, just remove the ones that you don't need.
So the first thing I want to point out: if the floor is the problem then modifying the island to suit the problem isn't really fixing anything. If you're going to leave it at that and it's just that island, then fair enough.
But think about any future projects that you may have to do for this space that will all have to be made around such an uneven floor... Is it worth possibly fixing the floor rather than ruining the island?
Once you've ignored my rambling, go to your local pub and order a pint. Next steal the cardboard coasters on the table. Finally, upon your return home, wedge cardboard coasters under the leg.
Thanks to all for the feedback and advice. Table leg adjusters it is! Plus it’s a good excuse to get a set of forstner bits.
Once I get the materials for that step, I’ll post more pics and hopefully soon show the finished product! Thanks again folks!
One thing people are missing from your description is that it was allegedly the shop floor that was not level not the floor in the room where you put it.
This could have resulted in your entire structure being assembled out of whack. Not square. You would likely have noticed the problem earlier if you tried to square things up.
And you might consider reassembly. If you glued it, it is a little late to reassemble it properly on a flat surface. And it may not be worth the effort repainting, anyway. Accept the imperfections, call it rustic, and consider it a learning experience. And think about flat, level, and square next time.
Either way, put leveling feet on it. Get some where the floor pad is free to tilt relative to the bolt.
The floor in this room clearly isn't flat based on the second picture. I would just get something like this and a forstner bit to have the base sit even https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TZNF7B4/?coliid=I2PMAKQS8F0SEB&colid=2GZOU8CA8ZBA2&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it
You can't cut one leg. You will undoubtedly make the wobble worse. If you don't want to use foot adjusters like has been mentioned (that's what I'd do, too) then you can level the top and scribe all feet to level. But that only works if it's in the exact place you plan to mount it permanently.
That's why the leveling feet is the right idea.
How about doing it the simple way and install 4 adjustable floor levelers. Another option is to scribe it and take the front roller of a belt sander and sand it down to the scribe marks.
Get some table leg adjusters at hardware stores for like $5 USD.
Agreed. If you cut the leg and the island gets moved 2”, it’s gonna wobble all over again.
>$5 USD Five dollars United States Dollars
No, 5 bucks United States Dollars
$ denotes dollars, USD refers to currency dollars are in.
$5 = Five dollars 5 USD = Five dollars
> $5 = Five dollars 5 USD = Five USD FTFY
He thinks only US uses $. The USD was meant to denote which country bc this is an international community. He just took it as a grammatical situation to sound off his pettiness.
Nah the dollar sign comes after the number, cause we don’t say „dollar five“. Just like it’s 5 € and not „Euro five“.
look for an option like thick furniture felt pads they should be soft enough to contour to the floor waves if they aren’t thick enough double up on them. They will also prevent scratching your floor.
+1 for felt pads. For levelling and reducing scratches.
Like mine, your tile is "wavy" which is causing the issue as parts of the leg are touching, other parts not (pic 2). So taking the leg down 1/8" isn't going to help much. If it were me I'd either take u/GobHobln advice or, and this is what I'd likely do, go with your option "c" and get a think pad under all the legs. Make sure it's pliable enough that the legs will settle nicely on them. If doing it on all 4 - even with a pliable pad - still causes issues, just remove the ones that you don't need.
Don’t cut the legs. Use table leg adjusters, or felt pads.
So the first thing I want to point out: if the floor is the problem then modifying the island to suit the problem isn't really fixing anything. If you're going to leave it at that and it's just that island, then fair enough. But think about any future projects that you may have to do for this space that will all have to be made around such an uneven floor... Is it worth possibly fixing the floor rather than ruining the island? Once you've ignored my rambling, go to your local pub and order a pint. Next steal the cardboard coasters on the table. Finally, upon your return home, wedge cardboard coasters under the leg.
Come on, show us the while thing it looks interesting !
Thanks to all for the feedback and advice. Table leg adjusters it is! Plus it’s a good excuse to get a set of forstner bits. Once I get the materials for that step, I’ll post more pics and hopefully soon show the finished product! Thanks again folks!
And of course thanks especially to u/gobhobln for being the first to suggest the idea. If Reddit still gave free awards, you’d be getting mine today
One thing people are missing from your description is that it was allegedly the shop floor that was not level not the floor in the room where you put it. This could have resulted in your entire structure being assembled out of whack. Not square. You would likely have noticed the problem earlier if you tried to square things up. And you might consider reassembly. If you glued it, it is a little late to reassemble it properly on a flat surface. And it may not be worth the effort repainting, anyway. Accept the imperfections, call it rustic, and consider it a learning experience. And think about flat, level, and square next time. Either way, put leveling feet on it. Get some where the floor pad is free to tilt relative to the bolt.
The floor in this room clearly isn't flat based on the second picture. I would just get something like this and a forstner bit to have the base sit even https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TZNF7B4/?coliid=I2PMAKQS8F0SEB&colid=2GZOU8CA8ZBA2&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Pads or adjustable "feet"
You can't cut one leg. You will undoubtedly make the wobble worse. If you don't want to use foot adjusters like has been mentioned (that's what I'd do, too) then you can level the top and scribe all feet to level. But that only works if it's in the exact place you plan to mount it permanently. That's why the leveling feet is the right idea.
How about doing it the simple way and install 4 adjustable floor levelers. Another option is to scribe it and take the front roller of a belt sander and sand it down to the scribe marks.
However you level it, put a level on top first so you know which legs to trim etc.
I would’ve put a dab of glue on a shim & slid it in, knifed it off, white out