Levelling floorboards with a sudden big drop

[mike1978]

Hi,

I`m laying solid wood flooring right through our lounge and running through into the kitchen.

Its on top of wooden floorboards and i`ve used a floating installation on self adheisive backing.

I prepped the floor nailing all loose boards down.I`ve done the lounge and its all looking really good and neat.

Unfortunately (i don`t know how i missed it), but just behind the door as i go ito the kitchen, the boards drop about 12 mm over 80cm running towards the wall.

Obviously, this is causing a slight problem! The boards are nice and solid and fixed down properly - i just have this drop over a small distance. I guess this is one of the 'features' of having a house built in the 1880`s!

I was thinking of screwing some ply down and layering it up so it gets thicker into the wall to take up the drop. I think i can only get 6mm ply though so would only have 2 layers to play with unless i start using the electric planer to sort of feather it in.

Is the right approach, or should i be doing something else?

Cheers, Mike

 

[Jackrae]

Some thin slivers of wood to fill the bulk then some epoxy wood filler (or car body filler) to provide a level and smooth finish.

 

[mike1978]

Thanks - didn`t think of filling the steps of the layers. Going to get some 4mm ply at lunch and have a look at it tonight.

Cheers

 

[dazlight]

Use the ply to bulk it out then screed over with level flex screening compound. You can get that or similar from topps tiles