Went to look at a new home to advise the home owner. An electrician friend recommended me. Looks like three supporting beams across the 30' width of the home. The center one is high or the engineered beams have sagged.
All I had with me was my 4' angle aluminum to check for flatness.
I placed my 4' straightedge across the peak where the center support is.
With the straightedge centered, the ends were about 1/4" off the subfloor.
The subfloor is t&g OSB, most likely 3/4" thick.
Sanding 1/4" off the 3/4" thickness of the OSB feels wrong even tho there is a support beam directly under it.
I you didn't pay close attention to his flooring but it's an engineered hardwood at least 3/8" thick, maybe 7/16" or 1/2" being it's over OSB, it would have to be floated, right. I believe he was going to staple it. If stapled, what's gonna happen if it ends up having to go through 1/4" of cement based floor patch?
Just advising, but he'd like me to prep the floor too.
Its a nice new home, on a hill overlooking the bay, not a cheap one.
All I had with me was my 4' angle aluminum to check for flatness.
I placed my 4' straightedge across the peak where the center support is.
With the straightedge centered, the ends were about 1/4" off the subfloor.
The subfloor is t&g OSB, most likely 3/4" thick.
Sanding 1/4" off the 3/4" thickness of the OSB feels wrong even tho there is a support beam directly under it.
I you didn't pay close attention to his flooring but it's an engineered hardwood at least 3/8" thick, maybe 7/16" or 1/2" being it's over OSB, it would have to be floated, right. I believe he was going to staple it. If stapled, what's gonna happen if it ends up having to go through 1/4" of cement based floor patch?
Just advising, but he'd like me to prep the floor too.
Its a nice new home, on a hill overlooking the bay, not a cheap one.