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Can we talk about that leveling battle on a hardwood floor?
I spent 9 hours last Friday trying to get a 40 year old subfloor flat enough for engineered hardwood in a 12x14 room. Ended up using three different bags of self-leveler and still had one corner that was off by a quarter inch. How long did your last floor leveling job actually take compared to what you estimated?
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william_harris1mo ago
Oh man, you are absolutely right about that. Quarter inch is small potatoes in the grand scheme of things. I remember helping a buddy with a house from the 1920s and there was a dip in the living room that was almost three inches from one side to the other. We ended up having to pour self-leveler in stages, letting each layer cure for a full day before we could check it again. That three day weekend turned into a whole week of just trying to get the floor flat enough so the hardwood wouldn't crack or feel spongy underfoot.
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charlescraig1mo ago
Honestly, "that three day weekend turned into a whole week" is basically the story of my life with home projects. I once estimated a floor leveling job would take a single Saturday and ended up using so much self-leveler I think I single-handedly kept the company in business. I had this one spot that kept sagging no matter what I did, so after the fifth pour I just put a throw rug over it and told myself it was "character." Ngl, by the end I was just praying the floor would hold my weight without cracking.
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