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Creaky floorboards

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  • 03-04-2009 11:34am
    #1
    Newgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭


    Hello
    we have stained tounge and groove floorboards in our house and they creak like crazy. The house is 10 yrs old but it sounds like its 40.
    There are gaps where the boards should have been hamered into the groove and himself says the wrong nails were used.
    How do we fix this?
    We don't want carpet
    Do we have to take up the floor and relay it properly? or
    Will putting a laminate onto it solve the problem. All the upstairs bedrooms are affected.
    thanks in advance


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    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    screw down the old boards then put down new floor


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    gsxr1
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    becareful there will be pipes down there!


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    cubix
    Registered Users Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭cubix


    Tried screwing boards down before but was still getting noise, do the beam below move?


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    cork1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭cork1


    there is one more option thats works alot of the time but is very time consuming. get a circularsaw and run a cut along every joint in the floor. set the saw so its maybe 1mm deeper than the thickness of the board and you shouldnt hit the services. once the cutting is done silicone the joints. also ad extra screws as you will no longer have tongue and groove. you should be sorted after that as the squeaking is made by boards rubbing together when they move.then lay the new floor over the top of it.


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    gsxr1
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    forget about that. dont go near a skill saw unless your are a trades man who does it every day.

    you can screw down to get the result you need. 4X30mm screw. Use talcum powder over all the creaky bits.


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    DJKAV
    Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭DJKAV


    gsxr1 wrote: »
    forget about that. dont go near a skill saw unless your are a trades man who does it every day.

    you can screw down to get the result you need. 4X30mm screw. Use talcum powder over all the creaky bits.


    what does talcum powder do ??


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    gsxr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭gsxr1


    DJKAV wrote: »
    what does talcum powder do ??

    trick I was taught from an oldtimer. helps stops the creaks. works as well;)


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    Newgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭Newgirl


    hello all

    thanks for the replies appreciate them. You've confirmed what we kinda guessed that we need to relay the floor and do the job properly, putting a laminate on top of what we have will not solve the problem.

    thanks again


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    builditwell
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭builditwell


    What most posters seemed to have missed is the fact that this floor is on the first floor. You cannot simply take up the floors because the floor was laid prior to any stud walls going up. So it will run under all door frames and skirting. If you are encouraging a DIY'er to take up floors I would see it as very irresponsible. There are serious untold hazzards waiting under there, plumbing,electrical,supporting timberwork etc etc.

    +1 for Handyman 247, you have it nailed but the work would entail removal of skirting, removal of architrave and possibly door stop and door saddles if present. If you have built in wardrobes on these floors are you going to disasemble them to get at the boards. The placment of noggins will stabilise the joists and significantly reduce the floor movement as a whole. Some builders use the thinnest joists possible resulting in an unsteady and bouncy floor which encourages the floor brads to come loose in the boards and creak.Dont get me started on the skil saw idea its right up there with frank spencer or reg prescott.

    B


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