Recent content by rafalc

I just refinished the floor....sanded all, 1 coat of clear oil polyurethane followed by 2nd coat. This was done with a roller....lots of bubbles. So, to fix the bubbles I lightly sanded all of the floor and applied another coat with a lambswool applicator. This left no bubbles and floor looked...

Gotcha... thanks for the suggestion. I thought you meant put carpet underneath plywood to fill in some void. Thanks I think Ive made up my mind and I will just leave it as is. It is going to take away from the nice countertops, backsplash and new appliances....but oh well... I think the...

The area that needs to be raised is around 12' by 12'

This is a kitchen floor.....no carpet will go there...

But then what goes over the carpet? Would still need plywood to give it a sturdy subfloor ready for vinyl right? Therefore, still a lot of weight even if its a 1/2" plywood. Or were you thinking of something else?

I own it. Im doing a small reno so its more attractive to future tenants.

The outside walls are fine....at most 1/4" off towards the middle of the outside wall. The big slope is towards the middle (center) of the house.

Thanks for the suggestions. I have been leaning towards just putting sheet vinyl over it and leaving the sag....but if anyone else wants to throw out some ideas, please do!

Hey.... do you mean just cover with lets say...vinyl without trying to even it out or would you recommend leveling it out with plywood, then vinyl/laminate on top? I guess I'm just concerned about the weight all the plywood would add. Am I underestimating the weight a house can actually support...

Thanks for the advice....see reply above.

The same exact sag goes throughout the house (2 floors and the attic). I think what might have happened is that the support columns in the basement gave a little over the years and the main beams sagged in the middle as a result. I now have 4 extra heavy duty support columns I just added. I also...

New member here hoping for some advice. I am renovating my house and the floors throughout the 2 stories are sagging (its an old house so its normal, nothing structurally wrong). In the middle of the house is the kitchen, going from the back of the kitchen to the front of the kitchen, the floor...