2007-09-01 04:40:51 · 5 answers · asked by okoboji1988 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
go to the basement with a drill & some short wood screws & where ever there are squeaks( have someone walk around upstairs), tighten the floor to the joist with a screw by drilling into the top of the joist at an angle. be sure the screws aren't too long
2007-09-01 04:50:17 · answer #1 · answered by cheezy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old Problem!! I've run into this one Many times!!
The previous answers are very good solutions. they will work, if it's the subfloor that's lifted. Definitely good ideas. There is another reason floors squeak. the joists are shifting under the weight of furnishings, appliances, and day-to-day traffic. This happens a lot in older homes.
If you have access to the floor joists, you can place a peice of 2 x 6 cut to fit tightly between the joists. Place the 2 x 6 peice between the joists, tight to the floor. Do not drive it hard up to the floor as you may raise the subfloor off the joist, and you will create more squeaks!! you want the spacer to just touch the subfloor. Now screw the spacer to both floor joists. PLace the spacers about three or four feet apart, between the squeaky floor joists. This should help eliminate the squeaks in your joists.
2007-09-01 06:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by Rawstuff 007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can access the floor from underneath you can have someone step on the squeaky board so that you can locate the loose board then you drive a short screw into the board to secure it. If you can't get to the underside of the floor there is a type of screw called a finishing screw that can be used to secure loose flooring, it will leave a small hole in the floor that will need to be filled but it will work. You should never use nails to fix wood floors as they will very quickly work their way loose leaving you with a squeak and a hole in the floor.
2007-09-01 04:57:05 · answer #3 · answered by milton b 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get at the floors from above; either raise up the carpeting or if they are hardwood, just sprinkle talcum powder everywhere you have a squeak; If not you will have to do the fixing from below, in which case the others have the suggestions for you.
2007-09-01 06:25:52 · answer #4 · answered by llittle mama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use finish nails to fasten floors down. Make sure you get longest ones avaiable because its the plywood under layment that squeaks. It's best that you try and hit the floor joist's with nails.
2007-09-01 04:46:42 · answer #5 · answered by robert t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋