Floor Under Carpet Is Uneven. They came ripped up the carpet today discovered that the sub-floor is very uneven by about 12 at certain point. The most common cause of an uneven floor is from an excess of moisture or water damage.
If the unevenness in the floor is minimal they create enough padding under the top carpet to help it lay flat. Was it due to a bigger issue that you are trying to solve or is it due to a poor workmanship of the builder. Moisture can also affect the foundation of a building with poor drainage.
After a while unfortunately carpet pads will wear in an uneven way due to the uncorrected flooring underneath them recreating the original problem.
Fixing an uneven floor is just more than leveling. For only slightly uneven flooring sturdy materials such as vinyl plank can also be used for full coverage. They are not quite level in all areas. Some area looks wavy.
