Before going about installing new wooden flooring, it is vitally important to ensure that your subfloor layer is even. Rushing into installing the flooring without doing this will prove to be problematic in the long run.
There are typically three methods that you can undertake to provide your subfloor with an even surface; here is just one of them:
A Self-Levelling Compound – A self-levelling compound is extremely useful; it can be applied to both wooden and concrete sub floor layers – to provide the even finish that you will require to install your new floor covering. This method also works particularly well in filling sudden dips in your subfloor.
Working in a similar way to concrete, self-levelling compound is a powder – that when mixed with water forms a thick mixture. This mixture is spread across the floor, finding the levels of the subfloor that are lowest – working to ensure that the floor is levelled out.
Using a trowel, the mixture is simple to apply. In areas where the floor suffers from a considerable difference in level, a number of layers of the self-levelling compound will need to be applied.
Once completely dry, you will find that the subfloor is more even; in the long-term this will cut out problems caused by the floorboards bowing under weight – ultimately leaving you with a much greater finish.
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Date : 03/10/2011
Category: Flooring Industry News