How to Determine If a Floor Is Level
You need a level floor if you install flooring, including hardwood flooring; engineered flooring; laminate flooring; and ceramic, porcelain, and quarried stone tiles; VCT (vinyl composition tile); and other flooring types. The difficulty of leveling a floor depends on how far out of level the floor is.
Peaks in the floor are more difficult to fix than dips. But any problem of this kind can be solved.
Things You Will Need
- Level
- Tape measure
- Pencil
Tip
Marking on the floor of how far the subfloor is out of level will help you determine how much leveling compound is needed to correct the problems.
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Place a level directly on the floor. The length of the level depends on the size of the floor: small rooms requires a 2-foot level; medium-size rooms, a 4-foot level; and large rooms, an 8-foot level.
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Look at the leveling bubble to determine where the floor is out of level. Mark the areas that are out of level with a pencil: Mark a straight line directly on the floor in areas that are not level.
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Lift one end of the level so the leveling bubble indicates the level position. Use a tape measure to determine how far out of level the floor is. Make a note on the floor next to the pencil line.
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Repeat this procedure over the whole surface of the subfloor.
The Drip Cap
- You need a level floor if you install flooring, including hardwood flooring; engineered flooring; laminate flooring; and ceramic, porcelain, and quarried stone tiles; VCT (vinyl composition tile); and other flooring types.
- But any problem of this kind can be solved.
- Look at the leveling bubble to determine where the floor is out of level.
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Writer Bio
Kelly Nuttall is a student at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. She is set to graduate in the spring of 2011 with her bachelor's degree in technical communications. She has been writing for various websites since March of 2009.
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