Level floors in old house

This article is part of our series on How to Install Hardwood Floors. While preparing to lay 1100 square feet of hardwood flooring, we discovered significant variation in the OSB subfloor that will serve as the nailing surface for the hardwoods. This article provides detailed instructions for leveling a subfloor based on our project. Project Overview: Uneven OSB Subfloor The subfloor beneath our first floor is 5/8' oriented strand board (OSB) laid over 2 x 10 joists that are spaced 16 inches…

When I started work on the house, I noticed that the floor wasn’t level. I thought I could level them pretty easily by jacking up the floor joists. There is easy access to the joists from the…

I also thought about titling this post, "Honey, You Took Out Our Living Room Floor," but that seemed a little long...and cliche. I suppose I should have started with a groveling apology for being away from the blog for SO long. So, hat in hand, we do apologize. Life has been wild and interesting, to say the least! To explain, about the time of our blog post before this one, we found out we would be adding to our family, and exactly 10 months ago from today, our sweet baby boy arrived. He is…

Before you can install new flooring, your subflooring must be even. If it's not, check out three easy solutions to fix the problem.

Learn how to level a concrete floor before tiling with our comprehensive guide. Discover tips and techniques for using self-leveling concrete to achieve a perfectly even surface for your tiles.

In episode 2 of my new Toronto home renovations series we launch right into structural work! From removing a load bearing wall to installing LVL and steel beams, sistering joists, levelling floors, adding footing in the basement and installing two steel H beam moment frames, we take you through the next step in our home renovation project as well as share the Toronto contractors we worked with.

Having an older house can add a lot of character, especially if you are into that style and design. The only problem with owning an older house is that you can run into a myriad of problems. You're dealing with older material. If you have uneven floors in old house issues, you can rectify this.

Cost, Time, and Skills: This job took two people one afternoon. We got muddy because we were in a dirt crawlspace doing just that, crawling. We used 18,000-pound screw jacks, 4×4 lumber, a cir…

Leveling a slanted, sloping floor is not easy, but solutions are possible. Learn how to level a floor in an old house.