I am in the process of replacing parquet flooirng with hardwood. Prior to removing the parquet we had noticed there was a considerable high point(crown) in the middle of the room (3/4" from the corners - room is approx 16'x16') which slops in all directions, but primarily in a perpendicular direction to the floor joists.
After taking a look at the joists from the basement there does ot seem to be any noticable spacing problems between the plywood subfloor and the joists, so I am assuming that over time the floor joists have bowed slightly while the house was initially settling.
That being said, we do not need the floor to be perfectly level, however we would prefer to get the pronounced high point out of the center of the room.
My plan is to raise the subfloor along the center and plane a bit off the floor joists. This may not be simply, but is this a good idea? Are there any other suggestions?
Note that we do not want to add on top of existing subfloor as the flooring will not line up flush with the other rooms.
Thanks
After taking a look at the joists from the basement there does ot seem to be any noticable spacing problems between the plywood subfloor and the joists, so I am assuming that over time the floor joists have bowed slightly while the house was initially settling.
That being said, we do not need the floor to be perfectly level, however we would prefer to get the pronounced high point out of the center of the room.
My plan is to raise the subfloor along the center and plane a bit off the floor joists. This may not be simply, but is this a good idea? Are there any other suggestions?
Note that we do not want to add on top of existing subfloor as the flooring will not line up flush with the other rooms.
Thanks