Uneven Subfloor Under Laminate

Any imperfections that are not properly dealt with prior to laying your laminate floor will not be able to be corrected until the laminate flooring has been lifted and will likely then need to be replaced.

Uneven subfloor under laminate.

A little cheat to help work past a small dip in your subfloor when installing laminate flooring. A level subfloor ensures a more attractive and long lasting finish. To test for the flatness for laying laminate flooring on an uneven subfloor lay a 10 foot long 2x4 board. To make a subfloor suitable for installing laminate check out this basic guide first.

Look at the board where it touches the subfloor and see if there are any dips bumps or otherwise uneven areas. Laminate has a habit of cracking along the joints if the floor is uneven. It s important to level the subfloor while laminate tends to be more forgiving of subfloor imperfections compared to other types of flooring it is still important to level your flooring to avoid future damage if you are installing laminate flooring on an uneven subfloor. It might take a few years though.

Particularly problematic are humps left on. When you install laminate flooring the subfloor surface has to be completely flat. Otherwise the floor will take the shape of the surface over time. First assess the severity of the uneven subfloor.

Before installing a laminate floor you must make sure the subfloor is completely level. There are compounds that are available to make. Fibre board undelay isn t any good on screed concrete it will be ok on the timber part of your floor. These hills and valleys will eventually lead to unwanted bouncy spots squeaks and groans in the final laminate floor.