You don't "put floorboards down then hardboard on top of that".....the floorboards are already there, and too uneven to make a good substrate for the flooring. a newly laid floor doesn't need a lining: we're talking about old floors here.. Carpet pads are a type of underlay. if the unevenness in the floor is minimal, they create enough padding under the top carpet to help it lay flat. after a while, unfortunately, carpet pads will wear in an uneven way due to the uncorrected flooring underneath them, recreating the original problem.. Dealing with uneven floors is a part of the trade when installing flooring. before you can do a good job of installing wood, laminate, or any other flooring, you need a good subfloor to start out with..
Get an industrial floor sander, from a hire firm, and sand down the uneven boards. you might like the look of the floorboards, when they hahe been sanded down, you would save on a new carpet. give it a try.. To level your floor, in this case, you will need the help of a contractor. sub-flooring. a floor that is uneven in spots but does not have an even slope across the entire floor, is likely to be caused by bulging or loose plywood that has been used for your sub-flooring.. Uneven floorboards i have an 1870s house and the upstairs bedroom floor appears to have sunk in places, particularly in the middle of the room. there is a considerable gap between the floor boards and the skirting boards and in places it is as big as about an inch..
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