How To Level A Wood Floor Between Rooms

Whether you re going on to install hardwood ceramic tile or laminate one of the most important steps of any flooring project is making sure the subfloor foundation is level.

How to level a wood floor between rooms.

How to transition from one room to another room when installing laminate wood flooring. Instead it may be an issue with joists and beams below your floor that require shoring up. When you re installing a laminate floor the issue of transitions arises when you have to change flooring in. Typically when you see hardwood floors in a home they are separated by thresholds from room to room.

Lay a long level downhill on the floor with one end of the level on the level part of the floor and the other end at the lowest point. If a door separates the rooms lay the flooring in either direction will work well. For example if you use a laser level to determine the elevation of the floor on both sides of a room you may find that both sides are pretty. Raise the lower end of the level until the bubble is centered then measure the distance from the bottom of the level to the floor to find the depth of the dip.

However if you want to install a wood floor that runs smoothly throughout the home without being broken up you create continuity and a smoother effect eliminating the threshold makes the home feel more cohesive and luxurious. For instance you may have a dining room floor that end to end is level but between those two points are various sags and dips. Level is the horizontal variance between two points. Level floors are critical for reducing gaps between the flooring material and substrate and preventing sagging and other structural complications.

Your foundation may not be the problem. In some cases pouring floor leveling compound will fix the problem. Up a space between two.