Sagging Wooden Floor

A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too.

Sagging wooden floor. On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. The sagging floor was the symptom and somewhere under the house there had to be a cause. If a sagging floor is sagging too far you may have problems with putting up chairs tables bookcases and other décor because it s impossible for your floor to hold these things up. In addition to foundation problems termite infestations wood rot waterproofing problems damaged floor joists or subfloors and a slew of other types of structural damage can cause floors to sag and.

Thre ways to fix a sagging or sloping floor. A sagging floor is almost always a sign of a structural problem and can be the first sign of a sinking foundation that will lead to more damage. For this job as with any job we first needed to figure out what the root problem was. Depending upon the conditions it is possible to strengthen or repair existing framing members such as floor joists or roof rafters by adding reinforcing material sandwiching the member on either side with plywood is sometimes worthwhile but the plywood must be installed correctly for greatest strength.