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05-21-13, 08:22 PM
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Different levels of subfloor - is it worth leveling?
I am redoing the floor on the first floor of my house - concrete slab.
When I initially installed the floor about 10 years ago i used different underlayments in different rooms
If I install the new floor (using a thicker underlayment) almost butting it to existing baseboards, leaving about 1/4" gap on perimeter, covering that gap with quarterround.
Please see my previous post below, if the answer to my baseboard question is yes, i.e. I need to take them off. The answer to current question is moot.
When I initially installed the floor about 10 years ago i used different underlayments in different rooms
If I install the new floor (using a thicker underlayment) almost butting it to existing baseboards, leaving about 1/4" gap on perimeter, covering that gap with quarterround.
Please see my previous post below, if the answer to my baseboard question is yes, i.e. I need to take them off. The answer to current question is moot.
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05-22-13, 06:27 AM
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Here is a link to the post: http://www.doityourself.com/forum/so...erlayment.html
Again, the question is if it is doable. To leave such a small gap between the laminate floor (that is probably does not expand and contract at the same rate as wood, but still) and the baseboard. I really don't want to deal with any buckling...
If that is not an option I may just use same thickness underlayment and use similar reducer to the one i used before.
Again, the question is if it is doable. To leave such a small gap between the laminate floor (that is probably does not expand and contract at the same rate as wood, but still) and the baseboard. I really don't want to deal with any buckling...
If that is not an option I may just use same thickness underlayment and use similar reducer to the one i used before.
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05-24-13, 09:19 AM
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Thank you czizzi,
you see this is my concern, the space I have below the baseboard is not enough to bring the bedroom floor with the rest of the flooring in the hallway.
So if I want to keep the same level, i will have to almost butt it to the baseboard, i can not go under it. Will leaving 1/4" of gap all around enough for the temperature fluctuations.
you see this is my concern, the space I have below the baseboard is not enough to bring the bedroom floor with the rest of the flooring in the hallway.
So if I want to keep the same level, i will have to almost butt it to the baseboard, i can not go under it. Will leaving 1/4" of gap all around enough for the temperature fluctuations.
