On 5/7/2011 3:27 PM, bob haller wrote:
On May 7, 2:34 pm, wrote:
I am about to begin reflooring the main level in the house. One thing
I know I'll have issues with is the fact that the floor is not level.
I could see/feel dips and rises through the carpet, so I know I will
have to adjust the underfloor to some extent.

I did a search online for some ideas of how to best level the floor,
but none of the articles I found were very good. For example, what's
the maximum thickness of leveling compound you should use? When
should you shim instead of using leveling compound, etc? What do you
do about rises right next to a wall (assuming the floor board actually
goes under the wall? What unexpected special cases might I run into?
Nails or screws? What about squeeks? etc

This is for the main level of the house, so I want to do this
properly, but I also have a time constraint. I'd rather not run into
situations at the last minute that I hadn't thought of. Does anyone
know of any good articles on the subject, or can anyone offer any
advice?

Thanks

John

get a structural engineers opinion if the main level has standard
floor construction.

if its woood you might have termites or carpenter ants weakening your
floors

I'll second that bigtime. If the main floor is wavy, you start looking
in the basement. If you don't have the skill set to know what to look
for, pay somebody who does. If you don't want to pay for a 'real'
engineer, a gray-haired semi-retired master carpenter would probably be
good enough.

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