To repair squeaky wood floors, should they be nailed down first with screws, than reinforce with cement Wonder Boards to keep them secured. Please advise.
2007-10-22 13:45:55 · 4 answers · asked by Ziggy1 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
if you are just wanting to to stop sub floors from squeaking, only use screws not nails. it will stop the squeak, make sure the floor has at least an inch thickness or more, if not then you need to add some extra wood sub flooring to strengthen it. then cover it with what you want.
2007-10-22 15:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by floor.refinisher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get to the underside of the floor, I recommend using a Squeak Ender. http://www.squeakender.com/html/squeak.html
If the floor covering is carpet, you can use a #6 trim head screw. It will pull right thru the carpet. The screw needs to be driven in to the floor joist, heheh.
Most sub floor squeaks are caused by the sub floor raising just a bit... happens often when nails or staples are used. Then, when it is stepped on, it rubs against the nail or staple, causing the noise. Secure the subfloor, and it will eliminate the rubbing.
On mobile homes, some floor noise can be caused by loose lag bolts joining the steel frame to the floor joists. To repair this, it's just a simple matter of tightening the lag bolt. These noises tend to be more of a loud 'creak' than a squeak. Fix as many as I have, and you can tell just by the sound, which type of repair its going to be, hehehe.
Some folks suggest hammering a shim between the sub floor and the floor joist.. but that just makes the problem worse... as the shim is actually acting as a wedge, and will continue to seperate the two. You end up with more squeaks over time with this 'fix'. Others will suggest gluing a strip of wood alongside the joist, up against the sub floor. Do this wrong, and you will end up with a hump in the floor. The Squeak Ender is a sure fire fix. I've never had a call back on any floor repaired with these.
Have Fun
2007-10-22 17:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by thewrangler_sw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a great subject. I considered doing the same thing and was encouraged to not screw anything into a floating laminate floor. I have an old laminate floor on a subfloor that used only 1/2" wood (so it's bouncy). I've been thinking - rather than ripping out the old floating floor and screwing down an extra layer for the subfloor I could perhaps use the existing old floor to create a more dense subfloor for the new floating floor. The old planks are horizontal and I'd lay the new planks vertically. All of the doors and surfaces have plenty of extra clearance for the additional thickness and I imagine the floor could become less bouncy than it currently is. I'd love to hears some thoughts on this idea.
2016-05-24 21:32:28 · answer #3 · answered by ute 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you put cement board down when you want to lay ceramic or porcelain tile..........
if you just want to get squeaks out of your plywood, the best thing to do is locate your floor joist and throw some nails and screws through there
2007-10-22 14:27:03 · answer #4 · answered by don_vvvvito 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋