Floor/ equipment leveling for larger spaces

[Afo3]

Hi all -

For a space that will have larger equipment (hack squat etc), at what point would you use self-leveling cement to correct unevenness?

I have a 48' x 26' main space and I've used both a 4' digital level, a line level and a laser pointer and gotten slightly different numbers but essentially it seems that some 4' sections slope as much as .2in/ foot and others are about .03in/ foot. It seems to me that the area just before both the forward and back doors slope down to their respective doors. There is also some slope to the left of about .08in/ foot.

Before moving everything in and putting in flooring, would you bother fixing this or just leave it? Shim the machines instead?

Some poorly lit pics I took below. Amazingly you can barely even see the EliteFTS back in there.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovhxolza07..._2843.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/brb1ntttme..._2807.jpg?dl=0

[Corbets]

Personally, I’d probably just leave it, also to prevent drainage concerns in the future.

Some of my equipment (e.g. functional trainer, quite heavy) is ever so slightly uneven, but after a few weeks I stopped noticing it.

[ampire]

I'd shim a power rack and/or build a wood lifting platform for it that is level, but I'd leave the rest unshimmed and unlevel unless the angle is really noticeable. It's a lot of work for something you probably won't notice.

Definitely if you must correct the angles, shim the machines instead of building a new floor.

[thedickus]

Agree on shim the machines. The floor of my garage is level enough. I have a leg press/hacksquat machine that I put landmine base under one of the legs that put it noticeably off balance. I had some composite shims that I put under the other leg which brought it to level. There's zero instability even under my heaviest poundages on the machine.

[gym62richard]

Agree on shim the machines. The floor of my garage is level enough. I have a leg press/hacksquat machine that I put landmine base under one of the legs that put it noticeably off balance. I had some composite shims that I put under the other leg which brought it to level. There's zero instability even under my heaviest poundages on the machine.

Yes, I'd shim anything that requires it. That's a big space, self levelling screed is great, but you can buy a hell of a lot of shims for a fraction of the price.

[Mxchino]

Yes, I'd shim anything that requires it. That's a big space, self levelling screed is great, but you can buy a hell of a lot of shims for a fraction of the price.

I would shim anything that has a weight stack. If it’s not plumb it would wear on the bushings unevenly. I just used rubber gym mats that I cut up into squares to level mine.