I bought lamanited flooring, the gentlemen that sold it to me said it was easy to install. I've done tile before so I believed him. I spend close to $400. worth. I ruin some planks because I tried to glue it. Anyway I would like to hire someone to do it, if not how can I do it myself. I know part of the problem is the floor is not even.
You need to identify the area(s) that are not level. Mark those areas with a glass marking pencil. Use thinset cement to level the area(s). If you have not used thinset cement before, I suggest having a mason do it. And by all means, do not try to glue any laminate flooring.
We had a 12' x 14' room that had a horseshoe trend that became into out by using 3/4. I ripped 2 x 4's at an attitude to create 6' long shims, so the shims have been 2 (one million-one million/2) extensive x 3/4 to feathering out to no longer something x 6' long . We had bumped off the previous carpet so all we had became into the unique floor sheathing. I then screwed the shims all the way down to the floor joists and used a pour in leveling compound to fill in between the shims. permit it dry a pair days and laid laminate over the real. in case you utilize a pour in leveler any little holes or around floor ducts you will ought to seal up so the leveler does not bypass by way of. I ensue to ruin a ironing board & iron that became into in our basement by way of fact it leaked by way of, did no longer locate it till day after in the present day!!
Go to Lowe's or Home Depot, etc, and get a self leveling compound. That will help level any spots that are uneven. As for the laminate flooring, Most laminate floors do not glue together unless under fridge. Laminate floors are meant to be free floating.
First unlike the guy said you don't have a subfloor problem these are just inconsistancies that comes with any thing you buy especially in lumber. Floor layers use a stuff called floor leveler it is easy to mix and easy to put down all you need is a flat troweland put a coat on the floor. It kind of works like a concrete trowel. Just put the stuff on the floor and let it dry then your best be is to put down some kind of underlayment. The profesinals will tell you a hard wood underlayment, like oak or white birch etc... I have yet to understand why they do that but most places won't warrenty the floor without the stuff. After you get that down all you have to do is lay your vinyl and you are done.
If the floor is not even because you have a subfloor problem then a carpenter should fix it for you. If it is a large unevenness problem you can use more plywood or something like luan on the floor first to bring it level, then patch with thinset or another liquid patcher to get it even. If you go to a flooring store and ask for a liquid leveler or an embosser someone should be able to help you. Really the laminate should be easy to install yourself because it is all tounge and groove. It is the floor evening that should be left to a professional. Whant Brand is the laminate? Most websites of companies that make laminate have instructions on how to install it. Good luck
