Hardwood floor installers often use the term level when referring to subfloors when actually they are meaning the term flat while it s desirable to have a level floor most homes.
How to level old hardwood floors.
If you re replacing an old floor with a new one your first task will be to get rid of the outdated flooring material.
The process of fixing both an out of level and an out of plane floor is simply known as leveling a floor.
The task of tearing out the old tiles.
Use a pry bar to pull up hardwood floors one section at a time or unfasten carpet or laminate and roll it up from one end.
On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor.
Remove 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.
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.