Can a uneven floor alter a scale significantly?

Coastalmama01

I recently bought a fancy digital scale after having a old fashioned cheapo from walmart for years. The problem is that the new fancy one has four raised 'feet' that the scale has to rest on a hard surface. We have wall to wall mexican tile in our house (a lot of it we carpeted over) and not one of those surfaces is level. I hauled it out to the garage too and the garage floor is unlevel as well. I'm thinking the contractor who did this house must have been drunk. ANYWAY, will it not be accurate because I have no flat surface to keep it on? Anyone know?

mallory3411

I don't believe it will be as accurate. Scales should be placed on hard, flat, level surfaces for the most accurate reading.

ironanimal

Oh yes. Uneven flooring plays absolute chaos on your readings.

cmriverside

True, uneven surfaces and digital scales don't mix well.

Can you use it on a piece of wood placed on the floor? If you use it on the exact same spot each time, you will at least get readings you can compare.

busyPK

Agreed, you need an even hard surface for your scale. I weight myself on my parent's plush carpet and it said 138lbs...haha, I'm 186lbs! I wish it was right, but nope!