How To Fix A Squeaky Subfloor Under Carpet

How do you fix a squeaky subfloor.

How to fix a squeaky subfloor under carpet.

Slide the shim into the gap. Fasten the subfloor to the floor. Use shims for smaller gaps in subfloor and joists. Whenever you hear one watch for movement between the subfloor and the joist in.

Cut a 6 or 8 piece of wire coat. 1 use a hammer to locate a floor joist within the squeaky section of floor. After seeing it on an episode of this old house i immediately went to my local hardware store and bought one. This isn t the same as having a floor squeak when you step on it which simply indicates that the subfloor isn t tightly fastened to the floor joist in one area.

Squeaks occur when subfloor separates from joists. Locate squeak in floor and drive nail into joist. Floor squeaks are caused by gaps between the sub floor and the floor joists which have separated over time and can be fixed by simply reattaching that sub floor back to the framing. The trick however is to not damage your wall to wall carpet and to locate where the joists in your floor are located.

The squeak ender is a brand of joist support available at most home repair stores for a couple of bucks a metal brace that connects between the joist and the squeaky subfloor. Peel back carpet and use screw to subfloor. 2 tap the carpeted floor with the hammer and listen for dull thud indicating a joist below. Go under the floor if you have access and have a friend walk around on the carpet while you listen for squeaks.

The floor repair kit that solved our squeaky floor problem is called squeeeeek no more. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair a squeaky floor through a carpet. At around 20 this is without a doubt one of the best diy purchases i ve ever made right up there with my impact driver. Use short screws to fasten subfloor and floor.