What would happen if I install wood flooring on an uneven floor?
My floor is not very flat I have high spots and low spots and wonder how this will affect the new wood floor. The new floor is 3/4 oak and is about 2 – 1/4 wide. I expect gaps but heard that you can use subfloor glue where the floor is uneven and fill teh gaps with wood filler. Any tips would be appreciated, thanks.
You and your house will be forever sorry if you go over an uneven sub floor. The results will be wave, the floor will squeak, the tangs will break off and cause even more problems. Level the floor first. glue is not a leveler. In addition 3/4 solid is made to be nailed down, not glued. You need to level the old floor, using a new plywood sub floor or a floor leveling compound. The normal tollarence is 1/8" every 8′
If you install 3/4 oak on an uneven floor, you’ll create a mess worse than it was before the installation. But there is a cure all. Buy ‘magic board’ at your lumber yard. It comes in sheets the size of plaster board. It’s light and you install it onto the existing floor. Anyone at the lumber yard can give you the easy installation instructions. After you install, you take a nice rest, then install the 3/4 oak. Works every time. Good Luck.