Uneven floors are rarely caused by problems with the floor itself.
Creating level surface on uneven floor.
In order to properly install hardwood on uneven flooring the floor itself has to be smoothed out.
If the floor simply tilts most hardwoods especially engineered hardwoods will be.
Floor leveling materials are available at your local hardware store and can save you a lot of work.
Coverings laid on uneven surfaces can wear in a patchy manner.
Before you do you ll need to level the floor.
Floating floor the best floor for uneven surface a floating floor is easily installed without using glue staples or nails making it an exceptional diy floor option.
Attempting to install any type of flooring without first making the floor level will result in cracking and breaking of the sections.
Installing carpet pad over uneven subfloors or floating floors over uneven subfloors will only cover up the problem temporarily.
If the floor beams and joists are made from wood like the ones above a crawl space they will usually bend rather than crack.
After securing your floorboards assess how uneven your subfloor surface still is.
These self leveling compounds level uneven surfaces when poured onto the subfloor.
If the floor is only slightly uneven you will be looking to cover your subfloor with thin hardwood 3mm or 1 8 inch alternatively for subfloors that require a high level of correction we will be looking to cover the floorboards with or preferably.
Carpets lay badly on uneven sub floors potentially creating a safety hazard.
For concrete surfaces sanding and polishing may be required.
If your floor is only mildly uneven however you may get away with installing them.
The carpet pad over uneven subfloors will wear unevenly and quickly with the pressure from feet and furniture causing the carpet and the padding to wear out much quicker.
If the uneven floor is due to floor joists that have warped or twisted over time or were incorrectly installed the only way to level the floor is to remove the subflooring and shim the joists.
This can be done through the use of underlays and re surfacing.
Top coverings will wear better and live longer if you even up the flooring at the sub level.
Installing hardwood on uneven floors.
When they dry the surface will be perfectly flat and ready for the installation of the laminate floorboards.
The cause is usually settling or shifting of the foundation underneath the floors.
Also tables and chairs stand more firmly without any annoying rocking on a solid level floor.
Installation of floating floors are easy and fast because planks click or snap together quickly and float above the subflooring surface.
