Flooring For Uneven Floors

[Julie Marquez]

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/947...

This was a great discussion about flooring recommendations for uneven floors in an old house. The forum thread was from three years ago, and now I have the same question, but wonder if there are some new products on the market. There seems to be some great luxury vinyl planks, and maybe even the soft peel-and-stick ones would do better on uneven floors. Looking to start up this discussion again and for recommendations for flooring of an entire 1380 SF 3/2 single level 1936 house, after other foundations issues get resolved and the sub flooring is as level as possible. Also, I'm hoping to do one type of flooring for the entire house, or would breaking it up be better?

[Bryan R.]

Depends on what the market dictates and what you're working with. 

If it is real bad carpet and pad can cover a lot of problems. Self leveler is great too for smoothing out areas. I don't think products are the solution really. Best to get the surface in decent condition so you can put whatever on top. Maybe large format tile or hardwood levels aren't achievable. But should be able to get good enough to put most stuff down.

When I have the option on I like to run a nice laminate throughout most of a house and then tile or vinyl in the baths/utility depending on price point.