The house is about 30 years old.
Some of the floors are carpeted
I can get under the house
Ive checked under the house and there is no movement at the joists to the floor or to the piers
2007-04-10 16:31:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Squeaky floors are when there is a gap between the floorboards and the subflooring. The nails that hold them down are loose. Tongue and groove are nailed at a 45 degree angle inside the tongue. You have two options. Locate the joists and use a chalk line to mark their position and then using flooring nails tack the floorboards down around the squeak. 2nd option if you have access from below. Place a bracer board between the joists and screw it into place below the squeaky area. I suppose you could also inject some high strength wood glue into the joints if you have access. Hope this helps.
Richard
2007-04-10 16:40:13 · answer #1 · answered by knightmare 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use 3" finishing nails. Just walk around the floor until you find the squeak, locate the Joice by tapping on the floor with your hammer, & drive the nail. You can drive these through the carpet with out damaging it.
Good luck.
2007-04-10 23:58:20 · answer #2 · answered by kingmt01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spray the joints with WD-40. I had a house once that squeeked like crazy in places and after I sprayed the joints in the floor, I never heard another squeek
2007-04-10 23:40:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the WD-40 answer. I've used wax in the joints before because it doesn't penetrate the wood or discolor it.
2007-04-11 10:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by Klaatu verata nichto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that if you sprinkly talcum powder in the cracks (in the tounge and groove) it will help. This might make your floor slippery so I'd damp mop afterwards. Hope this helps!
2007-04-10 23:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by Ann H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
everybody else did a good job answering this one..
2007-04-11 00:12:03 · answer #6 · answered by MrFava 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋