Hello guys,
I've spent most of the day checking the flatness of my concrete subfloor today in preparation for fitting an engineered wood floor. To test for flatness i've been using a 6ft straight edge.
Please excuse my poor description but my method for doing this is outlined below:
I've moved the straight edge around in all directions (length of room and then across the width) and used a variety of plastic feeler gauges to test if I can slide them under the straight edge.
I've found the largest feeler gauge I can get under the straight edge in some areas is 5mm but this is not across the full length of the straight edge, just under some areas (max length 25cm), see drawing below:
Would you say the floor needs levelling before I can fit the engineered wood floor?
I will be using a 3mm thick underlay with DPM if that has any significance?
I would appreciate your views as I will need to get on to the supplier and cancel my order if the floor is not suitable and requires further work.
Thank you.
Claire.
I've spent most of the day checking the flatness of my concrete subfloor today in preparation for fitting an engineered wood floor. To test for flatness i've been using a 6ft straight edge.
Please excuse my poor description but my method for doing this is outlined below:
I've moved the straight edge around in all directions (length of room and then across the width) and used a variety of plastic feeler gauges to test if I can slide them under the straight edge.
I've found the largest feeler gauge I can get under the straight edge in some areas is 5mm but this is not across the full length of the straight edge, just under some areas (max length 25cm), see drawing below:
Would you say the floor needs levelling before I can fit the engineered wood floor?
I will be using a 3mm thick underlay with DPM if that has any significance?
I would appreciate your views as I will need to get on to the supplier and cancel my order if the floor is not suitable and requires further work.
Thank you.
Claire.