Carpet onto uneven wooden floor

[allanmartin]

Morning All

I have a very uneven wooden floor in my old tired house and I would like to put a carpet down, but first level it.

Can anyone suggest the best way to do this? I was thinking somehow with plywood, or would I use a self leveling compound (which is very permanent)

Any advise or tips or videos would be so gratefully received!

Al

 

[oldessexman]

Depends what you mean by "level it". If the boards are simply uneven then 3.2mm hardboard stapled/nailed is the cheapest and easiest option. If you want to correct levels in the floor to make it level overall then that is a little more complicated.

 

[dazlight]

If boards are cupped then best way is to plywood it then use a fibre smoothing screed. But depends how much you want to spend.