2006-12-10 08:11:26 · 6 answers · asked by polklip 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Do you know why or where it is creaking? It may be related to the drying in winter and then expansion due to humidity in summer. If it is rubbing against other wood and you can get at the joins try sprinkling some graphite or talc in the spaces between the boards. Another possibility might be to use screws instead of nails and then use wood filler to cover it. Can you get under the step and see the board? If so do that and have someone walk on the step to see if you can tell exactly where the creak is coming from and then a shim might fix the problem.
I've included a link for a product called "Squeak no More". It may be helpful. Good luck with it.
2006-12-10 08:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polklip; if you have an old stairwell and can get underneath, take some cedar shims an inch wide and drive them into each of the step treads that squeak, allow a little of the shim to protrude outward so to re-tap them in in the event your expansion and contraction is severe enough to continue throughout the years.
where necessary, use screws (drywall to size) to tighten as you may need to remove at sometime or another and its easy to remove screws than nails & glue.
2006-12-10 16:59:23 · answer #2 · answered by ticketoride04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local hardware or fastener store and purchase some trim screws. These have very small heads and will countersink themselves into the tread so you can putty over the hole. Make sure you put the screw through the tread into the stringer. You should be able to line it up with the existing nails and be safe.
2006-12-14 15:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by Nishi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to get some penatrating oil in the seam between the boards. WD 40 is good because it is under pressure and has a slender nozzle so you can aim it where you want it to go. It's a little smelly but that will go away.
2006-12-10 16:41:08 · answer #4 · answered by redbass 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have put extra nails in them before. You can actually do this thru carpet too. Not to sure about if the step is hardwood.
2006-12-10 16:23:16 · answer #5 · answered by rofcwf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sqeaky floors covered with carpet can be silenced by driving a one inch woodscrew or sheetrock screw through the carpet and pad into the floor joist
2006-12-10 16:23:06 · answer #6 · answered by getyoumovedrealty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋