In many cases you can level a floor yourself.
Floor leveling compound that can be nailed through.
Henry floor leveler compound nail through i planned on using henry leveling compound up to 1 2 inch thick over an area about 3 feet wide by 8 feet long.
As noted above we re discussing two products one a subset of the other.
Clean it well with a wet dry vacuum.
If you have very high or low spots foundation or structural problems or termite damage you may need professional help.
You can nail through a thin layer of leveling but you may need to select slightly longer thanil than usual to make sure you get a good bite in the wood.
I am installing a wood floor and have some areas of the plywood subfloor that need to be levelled prior to installation of the wood floor i have looked at a number of products such as mapei planipatch.
Floor leveling compound types and pros cons.
As far as i can see none explicitly state that the wood flooring can be nailed down through the levelling compound into the subfloor.
Floor leveling compound is any mix used to fill low areas and imperfections or add as a topcoat to existing flooring.
So if you re installing hardwood flooring over top you will need a self levelling cement that you can nail through.
Leveling floors can be a diy project or left to professionals.
Some hardwood floors get nailed but ones also called laminate or engineered wood floors often snap together and float on top of the subfloor in which case are not nailed.
Pound nails into the subfloor with a hammer and set screws slightly below the surface of the subfloor with a screwdriver.
This area is a transition are between a great room and a kitchen that will all be covered with the new engineered flooring.
Remove any obstacles from the floor.