Floor With Low Spot

Dips or depressions in a subfloor are immediately identified using the six foot long straightedge.

Floor with low spot.

Sanding the subfloor can remove minor swells or high spots in the wood but any low spots in the floor must be filled in order to level the plywood. Use builder s felt or shingles stapled to the floor to fill small low spots if you don t want to wait for leveling compound to dry. In order to properly install hardwood floors the plywood subflooring must be even or level. If you place one end of the level or straightedge on the benchmark high spot and slowly rotate the level around the floor you ll discover both low and high spots.

The low spots will be readily visible under the straightedge. Many contractors use a 6 foot level or accurate straightedge to help them locate high and low spots in a subfloor. First issue i put a level on the floor and the biggest gap i saw was 1 8. If you need to level low spots on your floor use a concrete patching compound.

Everything i read said not to worry about leveling if it s less than 3 16. Level low spots or major voids using a self leveling compound or concrete patching mixture. Place it at the highest spot in the floor and slowly swing it around in a 360 degree circle. Then vacuum the floor with a wet dry vac or sweep it with a broom.

Now as i walk through the house i feel a lot of low spots and the floor tapping on the concrete. Either of these products can be purchased at home improvement or hardware stores and should be mixed with water in ratios indicated on the package. Plane refers to the flatness of the entire surface and any high and low spots must be remedied before installing rigid flooring. Hardwood floors add style and a distinct look to a room.

You can see all imperfections best in a darkened room. Use a trowel to apply these compounds to the floor then spread them evenly and allow them to dry. Before you install file flooring follow the directions above for fixing high spots and low spots in a wood or concrete subfloor. The process of fixing both an out of level and an out of plane.

Make a final check with the level to be sure all the high and low spots are gone.