2007-03-15 07:50:24 · 6 answers · asked by lake41us 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Short short answer is also ...NO
You need a level surface, they make a floor leveling compound to apply and let dry before you put down the floor..it will flow and level out the space. Use a string to see how much and where it is out of level, mark it and use the leveling compound and you're in business
2007-03-15 08:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by Uncle Red 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardwood floors are installed over smooth, level plywood or OSB surfaces. If your floor dips or has waves, the flooring will not install properly. The hardwood must be down on the subfloor tightly with no gaps under it. Otherwise the hardwood will not lock together. Because 3/4" solid hardwood is either powernailed or powerstapled, it must be installed over a wood subfloor. You can not use either a cement based or gypsum based floorleveling product to smooth out the low spots. You can not nail or staple through floor filler.
You might consider engineered hardwood flooring. Engineered hardwood flooring is a plywood or poplar core product with a harwood veneer. It is either powerstapled or installed with plank parquet adhesive. However, the subsurface must be smooth and level, or the floor will not assemble properly and will have gaps between the flooring and subsurface.
Old houses are tough to fit with new products when the walls are not straight or square and the subfloors are waved. Did you check to see if hardwood was already in the home underneath the carpet? Perhaps you can rent an orbital floor sander and refinish the existing floor.
2007-03-15 08:06:48 · answer #2 · answered by cdnewfie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before installing the hardwood floors - you need to level the floors.
2007-03-15 08:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called "floating a floor" You do this by using roof shingles to level the floor before installing the hardwood.
2007-03-15 08:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say no.. it is not a good thing to do....
you can try leveling it with cement board.. but thats gets costly and no guarantee it will work to level the floor..
the best thing to do is head for the local home depot or lowes and look into a floating floor.. thats the stuff.. they are really nice to look at and work in many different types of problem areas
2007-03-15 09:21:15 · answer #5 · answered by Larry M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
short answer, No.
You will need to even out the floors first. If you dont and just install the new floors you will have lots of problems later on down the road.
I have the same problem with the 1st floor area that im redoing. The carpet i just ripped up hid that fact from me. :(
2007-03-15 08:04:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋