Uneven Subfloor Under Laminate

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Uneven subfloor under laminate.

A level subfloor ensures a more attractive and long lasting finish. These hills and valleys will eventually lead to unwanted bouncy spots squeaks and groans in the final laminate floor. Before installing a laminate floor you must make sure the subfloor is completely level. Laminate has a habit of cracking along the joints if the floor is uneven.

Fibre board undelay isn t any good on screed concrete it will be ok on the timber part of your floor. To test for the flatness for laying laminate flooring on an uneven subfloor lay a 10 foot long 2x4 board. Particularly problematic are humps left on. Look at the board where it touches the subfloor and see if there are any dips bumps or otherwise uneven areas.

Underlay will not hide major flaws and a floor that is uneven will need attention before you lay any laminate flooring. Laminate boards aren t as flexible as vinyl but they still follow the contours of an uneven subfloor and you ll feel the unevenness when you walk on it. Not only is trying to install laminate over an uneven subfloor difficult but also it can be dangerous. Any imperfections that are not properly dealt with prior to laying your laminate floor will not be able to be corrected until the laminate flooring has been lifted and will likely then need to be replaced.

There are compounds that are available to make. A little cheat to help work past a small dip in your subfloor when installing laminate flooring. First assess the severity of the uneven subfloor. When you install laminate flooring the subfloor surface has to be completely flat.