Not perfectly flat

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Q: I was looking at my hardwood floor and it looks like it slopes slightly. Is there a way to level it?

A: Many floors are not perfectly flat. Sounds like yours is very slight and shouldn’t be much of a concern. If you want to know how much they are off or dip, use either a straight edge or long level and have a tape measure to see how much it is off.

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