see what the floor installer says will they guarantee the floor?

They should be experienced and they have seen the floor. The most
experienced of us here cannot really see the unevenness and where it is.

Wayne


"hank" wrote in message
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pictures to illustrate: http://silvercrayon.com/floor/

I am planning to install a new 3/4" thick hardwood strip (unfinished)
floor
in my living room. (the old school kind) and i have a couple of questions.

The house is in baltimore and was built in 1921. a fairly typical 13 foot
wide baltimore rowhouse (that's baltimoreese for cheap townhouse)

There is no true subfloor, there is an existing tounge and groove 2 3/4"
hardwood strip floor nailed directly to the joists and joist extenders.
this
floor is a little thicker than 3/4" and has been carpeted most of the
time.
the floor has been carpeted for 50 years i imagine.

Anyway, I pulled up the carpet and pad, and replaced the rotten and
deteriorated sections with shimmed up 3/4 ply nailed to the joists.

The floor is uneven by 1/8" variance i would say (slight buckleing, wear,
slight sag and old radiator holes) and also what appears to be tile grout
or
some kind of honeycomb patterned adhesive gunk on some strips (old bath
location). these appear to have been sanded down enough so that 1/8 inch
or
so above the surface is the most uneveness.

is this an acceptable "subfloor" for what i am doing?

the flooring will be installed by a floor installer, not a full-blown
contractor.


pictures to illustrate: http://silvercrayon.com/floor/