Carpet Over Uneven Floor

If you only have a few low spots where it needs to be.

Carpet over uneven floor.

Density carpet cushion 150553557 32 at the home depot it s not that thick so i don t imagine it would give much. I can feel the uneven portions of the concrete floor since the cushion isn t enough to cover these up. Cut to length and tack up all the baseboard in place but with the top on your level line and the lowest part a bit above the floor highest spot. Use a paintbrush to apply it to the edges of the room and a paint roller to apply across the surface.

Prime the floor with the liquid primer. Cut a 2 3 long block of wood just thick enough to go from the lowest part of the floor to. Thickness of ply would be dependant on how uneven floorboards are anything between 4 and 6 mm ply. If floorboards are uneven then ply liner should be used to level and bridge uneveness.

Tiles and hardwoods are generally not recommended but you can sometimes get away with them if you re willing to invest. Installation of floating floors are easy and fast because planks click or snap together quickly and float above the subflooring surface. Floating floor the best floor for uneven surface a floating floor is easily installed without using glue staples or nails making it an exceptional diy floor option. Carpet and vinyl are the best coverings for uneven floors and carpet can hide the fact that the floor isn t flat.

One way to install flooring on uneven floors is to choose a type of flooring that is naturally flexible. However if it s not too unlevel this would be a good idea. Future foam contractor 3 8 in. Step 2 measure the approximate difference in flooring levels in several places throughout the room once the top flooring covering is removed.

The only way i see using these tiles would be to put them on the carpet cushion ex. After a while unfortunately carpet pads will wear in an uneven way due to the uncorrected flooring underneath them recreating the original problem. Wbp ply is best as is moisture resistant. For only slightly uneven flooring.

Even if you put down thick carpet padding traffic will eventually start flattening it so you can see the unlevel floor over the years. It s cheap easy to install and very attractive.