On Wednesday 27 February 2013 21:28 wrote in
alt.home.repair:

A big belt sander looks after the "bumps" but makes a lot of dust.
Floor leveling compound looks after the "dips"

Assuming the subfloor is concrete :-)

The OP asked about "nailing down" the new floor, so I assumed it was a
timber+joist subfloor.

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