best flooring solution for an uneven cement floor

[rayc]

hi there,

i am renovating an old launderette.

the state of the floor (60 m2) is rough concrete and uneven.

I was thinking of laying a 9mm oak floor.

I understand that at the very least I will need to pour a levelling compond first and then fit a 5mm underlay and then fit the floor (T&G) I think. Am I completly missing something major like fitting battons across the floor (ceiling height is not a problem)?

Would floorpaint be a better option?

 

[DAZB]

If you are laying a timber floor over concrete it is far easier to batten the floor first so you can nail the floorboards to the battens but I think if your Oak floor is 9mm then you are talking Laminate and not real Oak flooring I presume. In which case you are correct with the rest but it's going to be expensive trying to level 60 square meters with Self Levelling Compound. It may be better to screed the whole area level and then work from that.