The Floor Is Croked

You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings.

The floor is croked. The floor can have an unlevel subfloor and still have a base for a nice laminate floor. If the wall isn t straight and you start a full course of flooring against it then the whole floor will look crooked. A new floor design that satisfies code requirements for bearing capacity and rigidity resistance to bend may still be appreciably sloped after many years of service. On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor.

Over time an unlevel subfloor could cause costly damage to the. It s a bit confusing but a flat floor can still be slightly out of level and still create a good foundation for a long lasting floor installation. Laminate flooring on an uneven subfloor can cause problems and needs to be addressed. What can be done about uneven laminate locking floors.

Some new flooring installations require a level subfloor such as resilient tile flooring. How to determine if a floor is level. Laminate floors aren t attached to the subfloor but subfloor preparation is as critical as it is when installing a nail or glue down floor.