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Squeaky floorboards under carpet

jowens

I have squeaky floor boards in the living room and in the bedrooms.

The living room is not carpeted but the bedrooms are.

I was going to remove the carpet to have a look but might cause the carpet to go loose its original place.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Community manager's note: Check out How to fix a squeaky floor for expert advice.

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folubode

I also learned that the squeaking maybe because they used nails to fasten the boards and using screws might grip boards firmer and less or no squeaking. I haven't tried that though but make sense

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Jason

Hi @jowens,

Welcome to Workshop. Great to see you make your first post. I'm sure our ever-helpful members will have some suggestions for you. Do you have any access under the house to see the floorboards?

Feel free to post anytime you need a hand or have something to share. We look forward to reading more about your home improvement projects and plans. And please let me know if you ever need help getting the most from the site or have any feedback about how we can improve Workshop for you.

All the best,

Jason

redracer01

Removing existing carpet to investigate sqeaky floor boards is an involved process. If the carpet is removed or temporarily peeled off do you have the tools to re-lay it? If you do its a matter of process of elimination, by walking on the board without the carpet and finding the sqeaky area. Once found simply drill in some drywall screws to secure the loose board. Remember to drill to the frame and not just into the sqeaky area. Walk over it again to make sure there are no more sqeaks. Then relay the carpet. Please note that this just a suggestion and not the only way to fix sqeaky floors. This a common symptom of timber houses due to the nature of the material used. Sometimes we have to live with sqeak.

jowens

Thankyou for that, will have a look and see. It seems to look like a big task. I am new to this so it can be daunting.

Prof

I had squeaky floor boards in a rental many years ago..used to drive me mad!
Someone suggested I rub some talcum powder into the joint where the boards were squeaking..Incredibly..no more squeaks!!

jowens

Hi Prof, thanks for that. i have carpet running all over them so deciding on how to work on the carpet and then the floor.

folubode

I also learned that the squeaking maybe because they used nails to fasten the boards and using screws might grip boards firmer and less or no squeaking. I haven't tried that though but make sense

Jason

Thanks for joining in the discussion @folubode. Welcome to the community. We're looking forward to reading about your projects and plans.

Jason

jowens

awesome will try that out

nickt1

How about some of these?

https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/squeeeeek-no-more-no-more-floor-repair-kit/p/270062

You dont need to lift the carpet-come on guys bunnings should have been on to these long ago.

The-Rock

Hi, I can't open the link pointed to by the 'view solution in original post' link that was posted in response to the squeaky floorboards post of Nov 2019. The link keeps looping back to 'Solved! See most useful Response' link. Can someone post the actual link to the solution posted? Or post a link to a solution they used that worked. I have squeaky floor boards in two rooms, one is carpeted the other isn't.

The-Rock

Does Bunnings have this product now? Or similiar product now?

StevieB

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @The-Rock.

Sorry that you had trouble viewing the post marked as most helpful in this discussion. Could you please let me know which device and browser you are using so that we can look into this? I can see that the most helpful response here was by @folubode.

Our resident D.I.Y. expert @MitchellMc will be more than happy to help when he's back on the site on Friday. Let me also tag @redracer01 to see if he has any suggestions to share.

It's fantastic to have you join us, and I trust that you'll find plenty of inspiration and support for your projects through Bunnings Workshop. Please don't hesitate to hit the Start a discussion button anytime you have something to share or need a hand.

Stevie

The-Rock

Hi Stevie,

I was using the Firefox browser (latest version) on a PC (not apple) with Windows10 (latest version).

Hope that helps you.

Re,

Allan

StevieB

Thanks, Allan @The-Rock.

redracer01

Hello @The-Rock

Welcome to Bunnings Workshop! I have not seen this particular tool at Bunnings, however there were several suggestions on how to sort the issue out. One of the first suggestions was talcum powder over the area where the squeak is originating from, removing the carpet and placing dry wall screws to the offending areas. I have seen how the Squeek tool works and if you are doing a large area I see no reason for it not to work. But if it is only in one particular area then perhaps it is worth lifting the carpet before investing in the tool. Please remember that re-laying the carpet will mean that you will have to purchase a re-laying tool unless you have a mate who has such a tool. Once you lift the carpet the tension on it will dissipate and will make the carpet move around. The only way to re hook it back on is to use the carpet tool. If you have access from the bottom you could screw the panel from the bottom just making sure not to go past the top part of the floor. You could spray WD40 from the bottom at the squeaky area but that is only a temporary repair as the WD40 will in time dissipate. These are some of the ways you can fix your squeaky floor and for sure there are more out there you just need to see which one will serve you best. Please keep us updated on how you solved it so that other members in the community who are having the same issue will know what to do.

Cheers,

Red

MitchellMc

Hi Allan (@The-Rock),

It's great to see @redracer01 has provided some tips which could work.

Are you able to access under the floorboards at all? If your house is on piers, it would be reasonably easy to pack out a squeaky floorboard from beneath.

Mitchell

age014

This is only a temporary solution and will reoccur the same as using wd40 to fill the gaps. Get a floor board repair kit and if u can’t find studs by knocking purchase a stud finder. Do it right keep it tight👍

Jason

Thanks for joining in the discussion @age014 and sharing your knowledge. It sounds like you have plenty of experience you can share with other members. We are looking forward to reading more of your posts soon.

Please don't hesitate to post anytime you have something to share with the community or need a hand with a project around the house and garden.

Welcome,

Jason

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