Creaking floorboards under new carpet: what to do?
2016年8月29日 · Creaking is normally caused by the board being loose on the nails. If you have microbore piping then you need to make sure there is none where you put the screws. 0
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2011年4月1日 · I own a ground floor flat and am suffering from very squeaky floorboards from the upstairs flat (housing trust, rented property) which wake me up most nights (when my neighbour gets up and walks around).
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2011年3月8日 · Creaky floorboards means your OH can't sneak about without you knowing what they're up to Last three houses I've lived in (all newish builds) have had creaky floorboards, I'm guessing they just use the absolute minimum of nails (or none at all) instead of screwing them down properly. I don't think it's a sign of anything wrong though.
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2016年8月29日 · Creaking is normally caused by the board being loose on the nails. We've got a mid-1990s house with chipboard 'floorboards', and that's pretty much what I did before we got a room recarpeted. I found every nail, drilled and drove two screws next to each one, one each side, spent ages doing it, and the boards still creak.
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2017年12月28日 · Creaky floorboards do not mean the flat isnt in good condtion especially if the landlord and tenant arent complaining so i cant see they are doing anything against the lease. Also these handymen/builders charge a relatively large amount of money to come out to sort the problem relative to the time it takes.
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All, We've been in our new build house for less than a year and already we are noticing increased floor creaking when walking on the 2nd and 3rd floor.
Creaking floors - replace chipboard with floorboards?
2021年2月9日 · I did some googling, cos I thought well my old house (1900s victorian terrace) had wooden floorboards, which were solid. Soooo, why not just pull all the chipboard panels up and replace them with floorboards. Is that a crazy idea? It just seems like it might eliminate the creaking and give me a much higher quality floor.
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2021年3月23日 · We have creaky floorboards so replacing/re-screwing them to stop the creaking. Also want to take advantage and stop sound coming upstairs through the floor. I would deeply appreciate any recommendations for what could be used under the floorboard AND over the floorboards. Budget is an issue as can't spend too much on it. Many thanks in advance
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2023年9月17日 · The cheapest is to do it yourself, it's a small job to renail, nail or screw the board back down. The chances are that the original brad has worked loose, and depending on whether the boards are exposed or under something you could punch the brad back or simply put a screw through into the joist to hold the board down.