How To Level Floors For Hardwood Installation

How to level a floor for installing hardwood before you install hardwood flooring follow the directions above for fixing high and low spots in a wood or concrete subfloor.

How to level floors for hardwood installation.

On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. Before installing hardwood floors use a straight edge to find the humps and dips in the subfloor. If the area is very large use a long straight 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm board and set your level on top of it. A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too.

You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings. Hardwood floor installation can be slowed by an uneven subfloor. Pound nails into the subfloor with a hammer and set screws slightly below the surface of the subfloor with a screwdriver. Floors are rarely perfectly level.

Then using a floor leveling compound or asphalt shingles shim the dips so the floor is level. Make sure you apply a cementitious flooring leveler you can nail through later.