The two types of subfloor material oriented strand board osb and plywood are both constructed of wood fibers combined with glue and pressed into durable panels that are more than adequate for.
Leveling osb subfloor for glued down floor.
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It is only to be used when leveling an entire room and remember level doesn t matter for a laminate floor anyway.
However the subfloor is too much sagging.
A sloped but flat floor is fine.
Pour a generous amount of mixed leveler onto the subfloor focusing on one or more wavy areas.
The nwfa specifies that the subfloor must be level so you should fill depressions with floor leveling compound and sand down high spots with a belt sander.
There is a big area with about 5 32 depth.
Plan to correct gaps of more than 1 8 to 3 16 inch.
Could anybody give me suggestion about how to flatten this subfloor.
It is the responsibility of the flooring installer to assess and address substrate flatness before.
Wood floors may be installed over subfloors that are out of level such as a ramp but should still fall within floor flatness tolerances.
When nailing down a wood floor the subfloor should be flat to within 1 4 in 10 or 3 16 in 6.
The real sagging area is even bigger than what you can see on the picture.
3 30lb felt is 1 16 thick.
Mark the high and low spots on the subfloor.
Preparation for installing floor tile depends on the type of subfloor in the room you are tiling.
I am preparing the subfloor to install engineered hardwood floor by floating installation.
It supports your decorative floor finish whether it s carpet hardwood vinyl laminate or tile.
Spread the leveler over the floor with a trowel or a gauge rake so it covers each low area completely.
Get down on your knees and look for daylight under the level or board.