How To Level Floor For Rugs

Choosing a rug for my dining room that coordinates with the other rugs took a little thought.

How to level floor for rugs.

On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. Work your way outward from the interior of the room. You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings. 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.

A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too. To level a floor start by removing the existing flooring. 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. Installing carpet pad over uneven subfloors or floating floors over uneven subfloors will only cover up the problem temporarily.

All of those rooms have crazy colored rugs. My dining room is open to my living room office kitchen and entry way. Once the compound reaches a creamy consistency pour a thin layer into the sunken sections then smooth out inconsistencies with a hand trowel. Then mix leveling compound according to the instructions on the package in a large bucket.

Place several throw rugs around the room or cover up as many tiles as possible with one large area rug. Cover ugly floor tiles instead for an easy inexpensive new look for your home. 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.