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Richard Blackwood wrote:
But if the joists in my house are ok then a carpenter could do as NT
says? - add a strip of wood to the lower side to raise it, progressively
adding thinner strips as you come away from the lower part of the room
as the room levels off, relay floorboards, which seemed mostly ok before
I put new carpet down (damn), if necessary replacing the skirting boards
with new ones?

Normal way would be with firring strips - tapered wood which goes from one
end of the joist to the other. They're normally made off site as cutting
them isn't easy without the correct machine.

Both the floorboards and skirting could be re-used with care.

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