How To Level Old Wood Floors

Adjust the strip as needed.

How to level old wood floors.

Use a pry bar to pull up hardwood floors one section at a time or unfasten carpet or laminate and roll it up from one end. Watch our step by step video showing how to level a wooden floor with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence. Hardwood floor installers often use the term level when referring to subfloors when actually they are meaning the term flat while it s desirable to have a level floor most homes. A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too.

You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings. If you re replacing an old floor with a new one your first task will be to get rid of the outdated flooring material. On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. Position the leveling strip on the floor and see if the top edge of the strip checks out as level.

When complete this will be a spacer that bridges the gap between the old floor and the new level surface.