I have a squeaky floorboard right in the middle of my bathroom floor.
My bathroom has a fitted carpet + underlay.
Is there a way to stop it squeaking with or without lifting the carpet.
2006-11-23 12:37:07 · 14 answers · asked by msj2uk 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Probably not, but if you can gently lift that part of the carpet, I am thinking powdered graphite. Com'on people - let's give this person some other answers. It is quite possible she does not carry a tube of powdered graphite in her purse all the time!
2006-11-23 12:48:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use an 8d or 8-penny finish nail, which has a very small head. Then sink it below the surface of the wood using a nail set. Now you can say good-bye to that squeak forever. You would need a hammer, a small drill bit, and a cordless drill. This would take no more than 15-20 minutes to complete.
2006-11-23 16:27:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have said - you will have to lift the carpet & then nail or even screw the floorboard down (ensure that you nail/screw into the supporting joist underneath).
2006-11-23 12:52:00 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Crusty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some one needs to go under the house and check the floor joist"s and it is possible that water has leak some where under there made the house pads to sidled down and made a bow in floor joists the kitchen and bathroom ,washer rooms are bad about doing that . fix them like that on rental property floor joists usually dry rotted / wood just gets wet and slowly drys out / house sidled down
2006-11-23 13:58:53 · answer #4 · answered by dirtdevil215 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really the board as obviously been disturbed to do a rewire or pipe runs. just pull your carpet back you can tell which one it is all the tongue will be missing it'll just need fixing down properly make sure you don't go through any pipes are cables.if its loose lift it and mark were one o them are with a pencil on the board before you re fix it.
2006-11-23 12:48:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lift the carpet find the board and put new brads in at both ends of it. Best check the rest of them while your at it.
2006-11-23 12:41:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have a basement under it, you can put a wooden shim between the floor and the floor joist, and it will stop the squeak. the squeak is caused by the floor coming away from the floor joist, and that should stop your squeaking
2006-11-24 16:02:31 · answer #7 · answered by Bird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go under the part of house where it is located & put shims between the floor& the floor joists & tap in with hammer to tighten the area.
2006-11-23 12:59:47 · answer #8 · answered by Tired Old Man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Need to lift the carpet.Take out old nail and use a screw
2006-11-23 12:41:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, srew the floorboard down with a screw, wher it squeakse.
2006-11-23 12:40:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋