Catching it early means a cheaper fix.
How to fix floors that aren t level.
The boards fit together like pieces in a puzzle and when the entire floor is assembled it floats over the subfloor like a film coating.
Surely uneven floors in an old house are normal.
If you choose to fix it now you ll get a variety of benefits from it.
Your foundation may not be the problem.
Instead it may be an issue with joists and beams below your floor that require shoring up.
Before you attempt to fix your sagging floors you have to figure out what s wrong in the first place.
In some cases pouring floor leveling compound will fix the problem.
But there are ways that you can fix the issue yourself though.
If it s uneven it may be because the subfloor is bumpy or that it fits too tightly and bubbles are forming as the edges press against the wall.
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.
Laminate floors aren t the same as nail down hardwood floors.
Leveling a floor can be either a do it yourself project or a job for the pros.
Determine the underlying problem.
How to fix laminate installed in a floor that is not level that is popping.
Maybe it doesn t even need a fix.
One of the most important points to remember when installing a laminate floor is to install it on a level subfloor.