Hi pros, I've started putting down laminate floor in my dining room. Soon I ve found out that the floor is not

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quite even, with some spots dipping from 1/4" to 1/8". I dont want to use self-level compound for fear it wont last, so I plan to go ahead and patch the deep spots with vinyl tiles, which will be glued and staped to the plywood subflloor. Will that work? Thanks very much.

Answer 1

They have an elastomeric patching compound that will hold up to anything and everything. I would use that and make sure you are using a good pad/moisture barrier under the laminate. I hope this helps!!

Answer 2

I agree w/ the first two.  Take your time and use a leveler to make it right.  There are new products on the market that are nearly indestructible.

1/8 to 1/4 variation in your sub-floor is to be expected if you have floor joists made from 2x10's or 12's.  Even if you have I-joists (lsl/lvl) you may see some variation resulting from misplaced hangers.  It you have long glu-lam beams as part of your sub-floor support you may see even more since these beams are crowned.

Unless your floor is totally under supported.  I would be very surprised if your tile had anything to do with it.

Answer 3

The first question I would ask, is, how far between the dipping?  Is it 6 inches or 6 feet?  

Obviously it is affecting the laminate flooring.  The next thing I would do is check to see why you are having this much of a problem.

What is the floor you are covering?  What is the substrate material?

Any kind of material that you may put in, like self leveling compund, may do nothing more than bandaid a much bigger problem.

Find the root of the problem before you try to solve the problem.

That's my two cents

Answer 4

Self leveling compound will work a whole lot better

than scraps of old tile.

Answer 5

Wait, you had the hallway and the kitchen tiled and now the dining room floor is bulging up?

Stop right there, don't go any further.

If adding tile to the hall and kitchen floors caused the floor in the dining room to bulge up at all you have a serious problem and leveling compound isn't  going to fix it. If your floor is moving that much you need to determine why and fix the problem at the source. If you are getting that much movement you need a professional to examine the structural stability of the home. Contact a Structural Engineer or a LICENSED Home Inspector at the very least to examine the subfloor and foundation.  

Answer 6

this will not work. there are latex compounds on the market that are excellent. be careful though it can be tricky if you haven't done it before..use a long straight edge to find low spots. too little is better than too much compound...

p.s. are you worried it wont last or peed off coz you started already lol

don't just continue or stick tiles...it'll never be right trust me.