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If the floor joists are lower under the walls, and joists are 24" apart , the walls are carrying too much weight for the 24" joists can support. I am not sure , it is hard to tell with a post . I dont do all that many hardwood floors anymore , since the laminated stuff became the craze. There are some things you need to make sure of.. If the joists can support the weight that the wall is bearing, it may be settled after all those years. It is very hard to prop a joist up from underneath if it is low and holding weight. That would mean you would have to raise the joist, the wall , the ceiling joist
and rafters.. If the floor is lower just around the walls, it seems they settled. If they are done settling, you can just put a 4" strip of plywood around the where the subfloor is low , screw and glue it and you should be good. Again, i am not sure exactly what the problem is so I am guessing a little. If it helps, it is rare to take out carpet to install hardwood floor and not have repairs. We always have a few low and high joists. If it is only 1/8", we dont care, but 1/2" is not good. Pictures might help.

Lots of questions. I will say a T&G floor is not typically a DIY project. However I get that you want it done right and are willing to learn.

I will also say that a real T&G floor is not practical in every home as a retrofit project.

Subfloor is plywood, good, T&G? How thick?
Size of the joists? 24"O.C. is ok if the joists are sized properly, the subfloor should be 3/4" T&G.

How big is the area? 1/2" out of level is not a big deal in a large room, different story in a bedroom

Realistically forget level, the goal is to make it flat.

Is the new floor to be laid parallel or perpendicular to the joists?

Is the floor end matched in random lengths?

I would make sure the subfloor is screwed down.
I would be concerned with fasteners holding in plywood.

Do you have many transitions to deal with?

Any stairs?

Sorry , I misspelled molding.

[quote=cumminscowboy]The house was built in a county with both building codes and permits were issued. It's in a large subdivision and it seems like the majority of the houses in the neighborhood are all built the same way. I'll have to take some pictures tomorrow to post.

You are going to want to get a jamb saw to cut your casings and the jamb.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/ROBERTS...in-Jamb-and-Undercut-Saw-10-56/205399057

Subfloor is 3/4" plywood, but it's not T&G. I don't know what the size of the joists are. I didn't measure the joists under the floor. Possibly 2x10"s? Here's a picture.


I have the measurements of the rooms, but don't have them infront of me. It's two fairly large bedrooms and a hallway. I meant to say 1/4" variance, not 1/2" above.

The new floor is going to be laid perpendicular to the joists. I'm not sure what exactly you mean by the floor end matched in random lengths.

I did go through and ran a couple of screws in each sheet of subfloor. Some of them needed to be tightened up from the nails already. So I've fixed those and then put a couple of screws in the pieces that didn't need any help.

The stairs are already hardwood, as is the lower level. I'll just have to match this up to the top of the stairs, but I don't need to go up or down any stairs.

Is that water line something you did as a repair, or is that throughout the house?

That is some unreliable schit.

For a smaller job, one of these multi-tools will do the casings and they're useful for many other things. There are lots of models, both corded and battery, to choose from. They're a lot cheaper than a dedicated casing saw, too. There are lots of different blades you can get to match the job.

Knocking down the high spots with a sander helps a ton, especially when you are talking a 1/4" max.

A layer of tar paper, or two, helps more.

Self leveler is a problem with nailed in floors, unless it is mixed with latex or acrylic, as it cracks when nailed and sounds "crunchy" under the floor.


Prep work is what you pay professionals for, the installation is simple.

Is that water line something you did as a repair, or is that throughout the house?

That is some unreliable schit.